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The provider of the C8 TV channel asked the Conseil d’Etat (Council of State) to annul the decision issued by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (the French audiovisual regulator – ARCOM) on 21 June 2023 fining it EUR 120,000 for programmes broadcast in 2022 and EUR 80,000 for programmes broadcast in 2023 that had breached the ban on surreptitious advertising. Article 9 of the decree of 27 March 1992, issued in accordance with Articles 27 and 33 of the Law of 30 September 1986 laying down the general principles defining the...

On 4 December 2024, the "Information Notes" of the Ministry of Internal Affairs – General Directorate of Internal Protection, of the Foreign Intelligence Service, of the Romanian Intelligence Service and of the Special Telecommunications Service, were declassified. These Information Notes had been registered with the Presidential Administration under Nos. DSN1/1741/4.12.2024, DSN1/1740/4.12.2024, DSN1/1742/4.12.2024 and DSN1/1743/4.12.2024. Since, and as a result of this declassification of information, public attention in Romania and beyond has focused on the fairness and...

On 26 November, AGCOM (Italy’s Communications Authority) launched a 45-day public consultation through Resolution No. 472/24/CONS. The initiative aims to redefine the term "influencer" and introduce a new code of conduct tailored to the evolving influencer landscape. These measures are the result of collaborative efforts by a technical working group established under the same resolution. The consultation proposes the introduction of the notion of “relevant influencers”, defined as those who meet at least one of the following criteria: at least 500 000 subscribers...

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is ramping up its regulatory scrutiny of social media influencers, popularly known as “finfluencers”, who use their platforms to promote financial products. In a significant development, the FCA has called in 20 individuals for interviews under caution. In conjunction with these interviews, the FCA issued 38 alerts targeting social media accounts managed by finfluencers suspected of promoting financial products unlawfully. These recent actions form part of the FCA’s ongoing strategy to curb misleading financial promotions, particularly...

On 7 October 2024, the Samenwerkingsplatform Digitale Toezichthouders (Dutch Digital Supervisory Cooperation Platform – SDT), which is comprised of four major Dutch regulatory authorities, published a significant recommendation that additional measures are needed to protect children and young people from social media influencer marketing. The SDT is an important regulatory cooperation platform established in 2022 by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets, the Dutch Data Protection Authority, and the Dutch Media Authority...