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Retailers will soon be hit with the “full force” of the advertising regulator if they cannot back up sustainability claims made in their advertising.

Retailers warned they will face “full force” of regulator over fake greenwashing claims

September 21, 2021

Retailers will soon be hit with the “full force” of the advertising regulator if they cannot back up sustainability claims made in their advertising. Today the UK’s Competition and Markets…

Online ticket resellers like StubHub and Viagogo could be shut down entirely for breaking consumer protection rules under new proposals.

Online ticket resellers like Viagogo and Stubhub could soon be shut down for breaking consumer protection rules

Industry

CMA Competition and Markets Authority Stubhub Viagogo

August 16, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Online ticket resellers like StubHub and Viagogo could be shut down entirely for breaking consumer protection rules under new proposals. Ticket retail platforms are facing strict new measures which could…

Fake reviews could soon be made illegal in the UK and websites which host them could face huge fines as part of a new government crackdown.

Writing, hosting and paying for fake reviews could soon be illegal in the UK

Ecommerce

Amazon CMA Competition and Markets Authority Fake Reviews

July 20, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Fake reviews could soon be made illegal in the UK and websites which host them could face huge fines as part of a new government crackdown. The government has unveiled…

Amazon and Google are being probed by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into the amount of fake reviews on their respective websites.

Amazon and Google investigated by UK’s competition watchdog over fake reviews

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Amazon CMA Facebook Google

June 25, 2021

George Iddenden

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Amazon and Google are being probed by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into the amount of fake reviews on their respective websites. The CMA has claimed that both…

Amazon is set to be investigated by the UK’s competition watchdog as part of a major effort to crack down on 'Big Tech' in the country.

Amazon to be investigated by UK watchdog in major ‘Big Tech’ crackdown

Companies

Amazon CMA Competition and Markets Authority Facebook Watchdog

June 10, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Amazon is set to be investigated by the UK’s competition watchdog as part of a major effort to crack down on ‘Big Tech’ in the country. The Competition and Markets…

Facebook has removed 16,000 groups selling fake reviews more than a year after telling the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) it would do so.

Facebook removes 16,000 groups selling fake reviews

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CMA Competition and Markets Authority Facebook Fake Reviews

April 9, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Facebook has removed 16,000 groups selling fake reviews more than a year after telling the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) it would do so. The CMA’s chief executive Andrea Coscelli…

The Digital Markets Unit (DMU) has been launched in the UK today aimed at tackling the "abuse of dominant market positions by big tech".

Digital Markets Unit launches to fight tech giants’ market dominance

Companies Ecommerce News

Amazon Apple big tech CMA DMU Facebook Google

April 7, 2021

George Iddenden

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The Digital Markets Unit (DMU) has been launched in the UK today aimed at tackling the “abuse of dominant market positions by big tech”. Amazon, Facebook and Google are from…

Ecommerce sales are due to grow by over $1 trillion by 2025 as the pandemic driven boom in online shopping is expected to continue permanently.

Customers may be being “manipulated or misled” by retailers’ algorithms

Ecommerce

Algorithms CMA Competition and Markets Authority Which?

January 20, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Online retailers’ algorithms are being investigated by the UK competition watchdog over fears customers are being “manipulated or misled” into buying goods. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched…

Facebook, Amazon and Google will soon be forced to comply with strict new rules aimed at curtailing their market dominance in the UK.

UK to launch “Digital Markets Unit” to curtail dominance of Facebook, Amazon and Google

Industry

Alok Sharma Charged CMA Competition and Markets Authority Digital Markets Unit

November 27, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Facebook, Amazon and Google will soon be forced to comply with strict new rules aimed at curtailing their market dominance in the UK. The UK government is set to launch…

Just Eat Takeaway is set to create thousands of jobs in the UK following a record jump in revenues during lockdown.

Just Eat Takeaway to create thousands of jobs and invest “tens of millions” in UK after record results

Delivery Mobile & Apps

CMA Competition and Markets Authority Grubhub Just Eat Takeaway

August 13, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Just Eat Takeaway is set to create thousands of jobs in the UK following a record jump in revenues during lockdown. Just Eat Takeaway, which became the world’s largest food…

CMA

Retailers warned they will face “full force” of regulator over fake greenwashing claims

Online ticket resellers like Viagogo and Stubhub could soon be shut down for breaking consumer protection rules

Writing, hosting and paying for fake reviews could soon be illegal in the UK

Amazon and Google investigated by UK’s competition watchdog over fake reviews

Amazon to be investigated by UK watchdog in major ‘Big Tech’ crackdown

Digital Markets Unit launches to fight tech giants’ market dominance

Customers may be being “manipulated or misled” by retailers’ algorithms

UK to launch “Digital Markets Unit” to curtail dominance of Facebook, Amazon and Google

Just Eat Takeaway to create thousands of jobs and invest “tens of millions” in UK after record results

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