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The Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM), by means of Resolution No. 94/24/CSP dated 24 July 2024, published on 5 August 2024, fined the Italian broadcasting company RAI EUR 206 580.00, equivalent to twenty times the minimum fine, for an incident involving the shoes worn by John Travolta during the 74th edition of the Sanremo 2024 Italian Song Festival. The Authority deemed it a case of covert advertising, concluding that the current regulations on the proper disclosure of advertising messages had not been adhered to. RAI argued that it had a specific contract with the renowned actor prohibiting...

In May 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s independent regulator of the financial services industry, announced that it had brought charges against a group of reality TV stars and social media influencers for promoting unauthorised investment schemes. This case marks the first prosecution by the FCA against individuals described by the neologism "finfluencer", highlighting the growing intersection between social media influence and financial regulations. The accused, including prominent figures from popular shows like Love Island and The Only Way is Essex, have...

First, the Italian Council of State (through Judgment No. 4277 of 13 May 2024, regarding the Google Search service) and then the Regional Administrative Court (TAR) for Lazio (through Order No. 1940 of 16 May 2024, regarding the YouTube video-sharing platform service, and Order No. 2272 of 31 May 2024, regarding the X service) confirmed the sanctioning measures adopted by the Italian Communications Authority (AGCOM) against Google Ireland Limited and Twitter International Unlimited Company for violating the ban on advertising gambling with cash winnings introduced by Article 9 of Decree Law No....

On 14 May 2024, amendments to the Gambling Act were published in issue 42 of the State Gazette. The amendments introduced a prohibition in paragraph 1 of Article 10 against gambiling advertising in radio and television programmes, except for the broadcast of the draws of the state-owned "Bulgarian Sports Totalisator" and the announcement of these draws (point 1), and in printed works and electronic media, including websites (point 3). The motives for this legislative decision are to prevent widespread solicitation of gambling and to protect the interests of minors. The following additional...

On 30 April 2024, the Irish media regulator Coimisiún na Meán published Guidelines in Respect of Broadcast Coverage of Elections (hereinafter “the Guidelines”), in advance of the European and local elections and the election for a directly elected Mayor of Limerick, scheduled to be held on 7 June 2024. These Guidelines were developed further to Rule 27 of the Code of Fairness, Objectivity and Impartiality in News and Current Affairs (hereinafter “the Code”), reviewed in 2022. The Guidelines apply only to broadcasters (excluding print, social media, audiovisual...