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The Italian Communications Authority (Autorità per le garanzie nelle comunicazioni - AGCOM) has published a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) aimed at strengthening the effectiveness of the Guidelines and Code of Conduct for influencers adopted by Resolution No. 197/25/CONS. The document focuses in particular on three key areas: transparency of commercial communications, protection of minors, and user protection (see IRIS 2025-8:1/22, 2025-1:1/18 and 2024-2:1/26). Although not legally binding, the FAQs constitute an important interpretative tool, providing practical guidance...

On 12 February 2026, the Spanish National Commission for Markets and Competition (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia – CNMC) adopted a decision concerning the identification of commercial communications in on‑demand audiovisual services. The regulator imposed a sanction on a national audiovisual media service provider for making available a programme containing disguised advertising, in breach of Article 122.3 of the General Audiovisual Communication Act (Ley General de Comunicación Audiovisual – LGCA). The case concerned a non‑linear audiovisual programme...

On 26 February 2026, the Polish the National Broadcasting Council (Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji – KRRiT) held a conference entitled “Influencers 2026 – responsibility in the light of Internet coverage”. The subject discussed was the liability of nearly 800 000 digital content creators operating in Poland, who are significant participants in the media market. The first thematic panel featured experts in the Internet industry, creators and organisations dealing with fact-checking and media education. The second part of the conference concerned regulatory challenges...

The Barrière group brought an action before the criminal court after it observed that a large number of advertisements (more than 2 400) were being diffused on Meta's Facebook and Instagram networks, reproducing its EU semi-figurative and word marks without its authorisation in order to promote an online casino games application, which is illegal in France. Some of the advertisements showed the front of its casinos. The judge at the Paris judicial court ordered Meta to implement measures to filter out false advertising reproducing the group's trademarks, and to retain...

In late January 2026, the Media Council of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (Nemzeti Média és Hírközlési Hatóság - NMHH) issued several decisions regarding non-compliance with advertising regulations by both private and public service media providers. The administrative body penalised ATV Zrt., Hír TV Zrt., and the public service broadcaster Duna Médiaszolgáltató Nonprofit Zrt. for various violations, ranging from surreptitious commercial communication to the volume of advertisements. As part of its...