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Not every "du" (the familiar form of address) in an online roll-up game is automatically an anti-competitive advertising. Rather, the average age of the targeted group is important that is to be addressed with the respective advertising within an online game. The District Court of Berlin (Landgericht) found this with a judgment of 21 April 2015 (Az .: 16 O 648/13). The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) had filed a complaint. The lawsuit of the consumer protectionists was directed against the operator of an online role playing game. The company had promoted virtual game supplements,...

The Dutch Media Authority (Commissariaat voor de Media - CvdM), imposed a EUR 150 000 fine on NTR, an independent Dutch public service broadcaster. Each year, on the evening of 5 December, Dutch families celebrate the birthday of Saint Nicholas (Sinterklaas) with the giving of gifts. And each year, in the weeks before the festive evening, NTR airs a daily fictional news show called “Het Sinterklaasjournaal.” The show is meant for children under the age of twelve. In 2013, the broadcaster also produced and distributed wrapping paper with a Sinterklaas theme. According to the Media Authority, NTR...

After concluding consultations with stakeholders and the interested public, the Council for Electronic Media (CEM) has adopted new rules on the protection of minors in electronic media on 27 February 2015. The main change introduced by the new rules relates to the protected time period. The time period in which programmes intended for viewers older than 18 may not be broadcast remains unchanged. It includes the period from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. with a mandatory graphic sign (a transparent circle with an inscribed red number 18) present throughout their duration. The time period in which programmes...

Youth protection programmes, alongside technical precautions and watersheds, are a specific instrument that content providers can use to protect young people in accordance with the Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag (Inter-State Agreement on the Protection of Young People in the Media - JMStV) when distributing Internet content that may harm the development of young people. The programmes enable parents to unblock internet content that is suitable for their children depending on their age, and to block unsuitable content. The Kommission für Jugendmedienschutz (Commission for the Protection of Young...

On 3 March 2015, the Commissariaat voor de Media (Dutch Media Authority - CvdM) published its decision of 3 February 2015 with regards to the application of Netflix as a commercial on-demand audiovisual media service. In this decision, the Dutch Media Authority accepted Netflix’s application. The result is that Netflix is, from now on, supervised by the Dutch Media Authority in Europe and should adhere to the Dutch Media Act (Mediawet 2008). On 1 January 2015, Netflix International B.V. changed its place of establishment, switching from Luxembourg to the Netherlands. On 9 January 1015, Netflix...