- Ad Watchdog Tells AT&T To Stop Saying 5G Will Be Built On 'Best Network'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 24, 2021
BBB National Programs' National Advertising Review Board found that claim problematic. ...
- FTC To Tackle 'Dark Patterns'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 24, 2021
"Some sites sneak extra items into a consumer's online shopping cart, ...
- FCC Republicans Endorse Regulations For Social Media, Champion Free Speech For TV
Social Media Insider, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Egged on by former President Donald Trump, Republican policymakers spent the bett ...
- Virginia Passes Privacy Law Backed By Tech Companies
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 22, 2021
Virginia lawmakers have passed a privacy bill similar to a law th ...
- Facebook Drops Australian News Ban, Negotiates Payments, After Law Amendments
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The law now takes into account whether a digital platform has alrea ...
- Microsoft Joins Coalition Of European Publishers To Mandate News Payments
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, February 22, 2021
Microsoft has joined a group of European publishers in an effort ...
- Firm Says It Can Help B2B Brands Navigate CCPA
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Monday, February 22, 2021
DigDev Direct's email lists are permission-based and all messages contain an opt-ou ...
- Google To Pay $1.3M For Misleading Star Ratings For Hotels In France
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Google's fine of 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) may seem small, b ...
- UK Businesses Now Burdened With Two GDPR Laws
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Monday, February 15, 2021
UK businesses must now adhere to two data privacy laws instead ...
- Net Neutrality Necessary For Public Safety, Groups Tell FCC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Advocacy groups including Public Knowledge, Common Cause and Free Press, as we ...
- Facebook And Snap Want Australia To Adopt GDPR-Style Privacy Act
Around the Net In Digital, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Facebook and Snap want Australia to update its 33 year-old Privacy A ...
- Virginia Online Privacy Law Nears Passage
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 8, 2021
Virginia is poised to pass a privacy law that's partially modeled ...
- Washington State Lawmaker Unveils Privacy Bill Requiring Opt-In Consent For Targeting
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 2, 2021
The People's Privacy Act, introduced by Washington state Rep. Shelley Kloba a ...
- Report Finds No Anti-Right Bias On Social; Recommends Creating Digital Regulatory Agency
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, February 1, 2021
NYU report also recommends amending, rather than repealing, Section 230. ...
- Advocacy Groups Continue Battle Over Trump's Social Media Crackdown
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 29, 2021
Voter advocacy groups have appealed a trial judge's dismissal of their lawsu ...
- Washington State Privacy Bill Sponsor Says Third Time Could Be The Charm
Around the Net In Digital, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Washington state’s third attempt to pass new data privacy regulations could wo ...
- Grindr Fined $11.7 Million For Alleged Disclosure Of Personal Data
Around the Net In Digital, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Grindr, a gay dating app, has been fined $11.7 million by t ...
- TikTok Ban Raises 'Constitutional Alarms,' Watchdogs Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 25, 2021
The government's attempt to ban TikTok should "ring constitutional alarms," the Reporte ...
- Google Expects 'FLoC' To Replace Third-Party Cookies In Ads
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, January 25, 2021
Google's major changes in fraud protection and measurement, as well as replaci ...
- WhatsApp Could Be Hit With EUR50 Million GDPR Fine
Around the Net In Digital, Ray Schultz - Monday, January 25, 2021
WhatsApp is facing a possible €50 million GDPR fine for allegedly failing ...
- UK Information Commissioner's Office Resumes Investigation On Real-Time Bidding
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, January 22, 2021
The UK's data watchdog says the biggest culprit is consent -- a ...
- Google Threatens To Pull Search Engine From Australia
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, January 22, 2021
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the country "doesn't respond to threat ...
- GDPR Fines Total GBP242.6 Million Since Inception
Around the Net In Digital, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
EU regulators have imposed €158.5 million in GDPR-related fines since January 28, 2020, and £242 ...
- Retailer Kogan Fined For Sending 'Spam' Emails
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Online retailer Kogan has been hit with a fine for violating Australia&rsquo ...
- Biden Administration Considering White House Person To Lead Antitrust Efforts
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
President Joe Biden is considering creating a White House position focused ...
- FTC Chairman Simons To Step Down
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
FTC Chairman Joe Simons, who has led the agency since May 201 ...
- Supreme Court Weighs Media Ownership Restrictions
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
"Amazon gets to own The Washington Post today," NAB attorney told t ...
- Supreme Court Must Repeal Newspaper-Broadcast Ownership Ban
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
The lawsuit, "Federal Communications Commission v. Prometheus Radio Project," centers on t ...
- What You Need To Do Under CAN-SPAM: A Refresher
Around the Net in Email, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
New state privacy laws are limited in scope. But the CAM-SPAM A ...
- Google Completes Fitbit Purchase -- Without Waiting For Justice Department Approval
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 15, 2021
Google has promised it won't draw on Fitbit data for advertising purpo ...