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The Communications Authority (Agcom) fined a well-known social media for approximately 1.3 million euros for breach of the Italian gambling advertising ban.

ByVincenzo Giuffré 0Comments 11 minRead time

16

Nov 2023

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Meta’s new paywall model for ad-free contents under the radar of privacy authorities?

The response from Meta to privacy concerns was to introduce a paywall model with an ad-free subscription option for Facebook and Instagram, following significant legal scrutiny over personal data usage.

ByDeborah Paracchini 0Comments 10 minRead time

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Feb 2023

liability ISP

Meta did not pay VAT on users’ data used for profiled advertising for € 870 million in Italy?

The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating Meta for lack of payment of VAT for data acquired in Italy from users when they sign up for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, which the company uses for profit to run profiled advertising.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 6 minRead time

09

Jan 2023

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

EUR 390 M fine against Meta marks a new era for behavioural advertising?

The Irish Data Protection Commission has made waves with its recent decision to levy a staggering EUR 390 million GDPR fine against Meta for its practices in behavioural advertising, creating a precedent potentially impacting online behavioural advertising by any business, and changing the Internet as we know it.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 4 minRead time

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Sep 2022

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

€ 405 million GDPR fine against Instagram for unlawful processing of children’s data

The Irish privacy authority issued a € 405 million fine against social platform Instagram for violating the GDPR in the collection and processing of data from users aged 13 to 17.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 5 minRead time

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Feb 2022

Commercial

Social media terms of service are deemed unfair according in Italy

The terms of service of a famous social media were considered unfair in Italy by the Italian antitrust authority that forced the company to change them.

ByGiorgia Carneri 0Comments 9 minRead time

28

Jul 2021

Internet liability liability ISP

Covert influencer marketing of tobacco products investigated in Italy

Covert influencer marketing of tobacco products on social media is subject to an investigation by the competition authority in Italy that could have repercussions on the sector.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 3 minRead time

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Jun 2020

Data Protection & Cybersecurity

Social media faces a privacy related fine for unlawful processing of data through cookies in Spain

The modalities of collection of individuals' consent and processing of personal data through cookies performed by a well-known social media was challenged by the Spanish authority that issued a privacy related fine against the company.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 4 minRead time

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Jun 2020

Podcast

Le criticità e le prospettive dell’influencer marketing con Alessandra De Tomaso di Mademoiselle Arabia

Le strategie di influencer marketing sono essenziali per le aziende dopo l'emergenza da Covid-19, ma nascondono delle criticità legali.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 1 minRead time

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Oct 2019

Internet liability liability ISP

Google and Facebook CJEU cases reveal different approaches on the ubiquity of the Internet

The European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued within a few weeks a decision on Google's right to be forgotten and the other on Facebook on the removal of illegal content that opens up interesting questions about how territoriality should be managed on the Internet.

ByGiulio Coraggio 0Comments 4 minRead time