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- Google to pay $60M for misleading representations https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations 109 comments
- ACCC: Airbnb allegedly misled Australians about accommodation prices https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/airbnb-allegedly-misled-australians-about-accommodation-prices 50 comments
- ACCC takes action against Meta over scam celebrity crypto ads on Facebook https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-takes-action-over-alleged-misleading-conduct-by-meta-for-publishing-scam-celebrity-crypto-ads-on-facebook 60 comments
- Google’s dominance in ad tech supply chain harms businesses and consumers https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google%E2%80%99s-dominance-in-ad-tech-supply-chain-harms-businesses-and-consumers 35 comments
- Dominance of Apple and Google’s app stores impacting competition and consumers https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/dominance-of-apple-and-google%E2%80%99s-app-stores-impacting-competition-and-consumers 484 comments
- Google misled consumers about the collection and use of location data https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-misled-consumers-about-the-collection-and-use-of-location-data 87 comments
- Response to Google open letter https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/response-to-google-open-letter 318 comments
- ACCC alleges Google misled consumers about expanded use of personal data https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-alleges-google-misled-consumers-about-expanded-use-of-personal-data 79 comments
- The little black book of scams (2016) https://www.accc.gov.au/publications/the-little-black-book-of-scams 62 comments
- Australian firm Meriton fined $3M for misleading consumers on TripAdvisor https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/meriton-to-pay-3-million-for-misleading-consumers-on-tripadvisor 53 comments
- Australian regulator alleges Apple misled iPad/iPhone users over consumer rights https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-takes-action-against-apple-over-alleged-misleading-consumer-guarantee-representations 70 comments
- Consumers and small businesses to benefit from proposed new regulation of digital platforms https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/consumers-and-small-businesses-to-benefit-from-proposed-new-regulation-of-digital-platforms 23 comments apple
- Economics/Industry Research Paper Error? https://www.accc.gov.au/sites/www.accc.gov.au/files/FTI%20Consulting%20LNG%20freight%20rate%20estimates%20report%20-%20August%202022.pdf 3 comments economics
- Australia: The Federal Court has ordered Google LLC to pay $60 million in penalties for making misleading representations to consumers about the collection and use of their personal location data on Android phones between January 2017 and December 2018, following court action by the ACCC. https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations 4 comments privacy
- Samsung Australia has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $14 million in penalties after it admitted misleading consumers about the suitability of various Samsung Galaxy phones to be submerged in pool or sea water https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/samsung-australia-to-pay-14m-penalty-for-misleading-water-resistance-claims?sf166498381=1 153 comments android
- Australian competition and consumer commission has instituted Federal Court proceedings against Meta over celebrity crypto scam ads on Facebook. Alleges Meta were aware but did not take steps to address issue. https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/accc-takes-action-over-alleged-misleading-conduct-by-meta-for-publishing-scam-celebrity-crypto-ads-on-facebook 7 comments cryptocurrency
- Australia: Dominance of Apple and Google’s app stores impacting competition and consumers https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/dominance-of-apple-and-google%E2%80%99s-app-stores-impacting-competition-and-consumers 165 comments apple
- Google misled consumers about the collection and use of location data https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-misled-consumers-about-the-collection-and-use-of-location-data 19 comments technology
- Newsmedia mandating they be paid 250 million a year by YouTube, started in Australia but already bills are being proposed in the US, Canada, the UK, 15 countries in the EU, and Russia https://www.accc.gov.au/focus-areas/digital-platforms/news-media-bargaining-code/draft-legislation 28 comments worldnews
- Promoter of USA basketball games must refund $5m to Australian consumers https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/teg-live-to-refund-over-5-million-to-consumers-for-usa-basketball-games 3 comments nba
- Australian Competition & Consumer Commission sues Samsung for “misleading phone water resistance advertisements”. Covers S10e, S10, S10 Plus, S9, S9 Plus, S8, S8 Plus, S7, S7 Edge, Note 9, Note 8, Note 7, A8, A7, and A5, manufactured between 2016 and 2019. https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/samsung-in-court-for-misleading-phone-water-resistance-advertisements 6 comments technology
- Criminal cartel charges laid against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/criminal-cartel-charges-laid-against-anz-citigroup-and-deutsche-bank 3 comments worldnews
- Employer advertised kostenfreie Wohnmöglichkeit, but then I was asked to pay. What to do? https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/Misleading%20job%20and%20business%20opportunity%20ads.pdf 14 comments germany
- Australia's consumer watchdog is taking Apple to court over 4G iPad's in Australia http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemid/1042020/fromitemid/142 36 comments apple
- Power Balance admits wristbands do not work as advertised http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemid/964065 3 comments reddit.com