Etiket: Regulator
US regulator to court to block acquisition of Activision by Microsoft
The US federal trade watchdog is going to court to block Microsoft’s acquisition of game producer Activision Blizzard. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the acquisition, worth 69 million…
US regulator bans sales of Huawei devices
Devices from the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei can no longer be imported to or sold in the United States. The American telecom and media regulator FCC has this on Friday…
VRT receives warning from regulator for advertising via VRT MAX | Inland
The Flemish Regulator for the Media (VRM) has issued a warning to the VRT for showing commercials prior to live broadcasts via streaming platform VRTNU (now VRT MAX). That is…
British regulator proposes new rules to combat greenwashing
New measures proposed by a UK regulator to tackle greenwashing could involve the use of terms such as “ESG” (environmental, social, and corporate governance), “green” or “sustainable ” restrict. The…
Social media company Meta must sell website Giphy from British regulator
The American multinational Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, will then have to sell the GIF website Giphy. This has been decided by the Competition and Markets Authority…
New national regulator for lawyers replaces regional blankets
The supervision of the legal profession is changing. Instead of eleven regional deans who supervise the lawyers in their district, there will be a national supervisor. That writes Minister for…
UK regulator investigates Asos, Boohoo and Asda for ‘green’ claims
A UK regulator has launched an investigation into Asos, Boohoo and Asda over their “green” claims. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it wanted to “get to the bottom…
Media regulator: public broadcasting system must change
The current Dutch public broadcasting system is outdated and must be changed. That concludes the Media Authority in a report published on Tuesday (pdf) drawn up at the request of…
Google Maps in the sights of the German antitrust regulator
The German Federal Cartel Office, the Bundeskartellamt, announced on June 21 the opening of an investigation in order to uncover possible competitive practices by Google Maps. This is not the…
US regulator panel recommends approval of Novavax corona vaccine | Abroad
A panel of the US FDA has recommended that biotechnologist Novavax’s corona vaccine be approved for adults. If the FDA follows the panel’s recommendation, which it usually does within days,…