State legislatures across the country are taking aim at subscription traps and deceptive cancellation practices […]
Posted 2 months ago Tagged antitrust Asia competition conduct consumer protection enforcement law litigation merger policy regulation Singapore unfair trade
Singapore’s Competition and Consumer Commission — CCS — has been enforcing competition law for roughly […]
#338 How Clean Are Your Claims? Understanding the New Anti-Greenwashing Amendments to Canada’s Competition Act
Posted 1 year ago Tagged Canada Competition Act consumer protection false advertising greenwashing zero plastic waste agenda
Among the recent amendments to Canada’s Competition Act are new provisions targeting so-called “greenwashing,” i.e., […]
#332 What Is the Role of Behavioural Economics in Consumer Protection Enforcement? The UK’s New DMCC Act Regime
Posted 1 year ago Tagged behavioural economics consumer protection DMCC Act UK CMA
The UK’s consumer protection regime changed early in 2025. How will behavioural economics be used […]
Posted 1 year ago Tagged consumer protection EU Green Claims Directive fashion FTC Green Guides greenwashing sustainability
Sustainability claims are everywhere in the fashion industry — but how can consumers tell what’s […]
Posted 2 years ago Tagged competition consumer protection data privacy personal data personalized pricing pricing algorithms surveillance pricing
With the greater availability of data and algorithms, firms in today’s digital age are increasingly […]
Posted 2 years ago Tagged consumer protection FTC government service
On the occasion of Lesley Fair’s retirement after 37 years in the Bureau of Consumer […]
#287 How Should We Protect Children’s Online Privacy? Revisiting the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Posted 2 years ago Tagged consumer protection COPPA data privacy online privacy privacy reform
Most agree that children’s online privacy is important. But how should it be protected? Ryan […]
#286 What Are the Perils of Privacy Law? Evolutions of the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA)
Posted 2 years ago Tagged consumer protection COPPA data privacy edtech FTC Consumer Protection privacy
Privacy law has become increasingly relevant and important with the advent of the internet and […]
#276 Does a Year Make a Difference? The Regulation of Influencers Under the 2023 Revised FTC Endorsement Guides
Posted 2 years ago Tagged advertising compliance consumer protection disclosures endorsement influencers marketing social media U.S. Federal Trade Commission
An important component of U.S. consumer protection law includes the regulation of endorsements, a form […]
