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  18/04/2024

  APAC region

  Top developments and predictions in the Technology, Media and Communications sector in Asia-Pacific

  We look back at the top developments over the last 12 months in the technology, media and communications (TMC) sector and we look to the future with our top predictions for the coming year for businesses operating across the Asia-Pacific region, specifically in mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore.Over the last year, mainland China, Hong Kong and Singapore demonstrated their commitment to fostering a secure and innovative digital landscape by introducing a range of new regulations and measures. From cross-border personal information transfer and artificial intelligence service management to...

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  17/04/2024

  England and Wales

  AI-driven enforcement comes of age in UK with AI systems reshaping advertising and regulation and enforcement – ASA’s 2023 Annual Report

  The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published its 2023 annual report, describing 2023 as a watershed year for its digital strategy.Together, the ASA and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) secured the amendment or withdrawal of 27,378 ads in 2023, a remarkable 92% of which resulting from proactive work largely powered by the ASA’s Active Ad Monitoring System. In December 2022, the ASA ran 20,000 ads through the system, which rose to over 600,000 ads per month by the end of 2023. This system forms a key part of the ASA’s 2024 to 2028 strategy on AI-assisted...

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  11/04/2024

  Chine

  China expands foreign investment in value-added te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­tions services through pilot programme

  On 8 April, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued the Circular on Launching the Pilot Programme for Expanding the Opening-up of Value-Added Telecommunications Services.Prior to this announcement, China had long regulated foreign investment in the telecommunications sector with varying degrees of restrictions across different services. In the value-added telecommunications services (VATS) sector, certain areas such as e-commerce, domestic multi-party communications, store-and-forward services and call centres have seen a relaxation of foreign investment restrictions,...

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  08/04/2024

  Chine

  New Implementing Regulation on the Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests

  On 19 March 2024, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China issued the Implementing Regulation on the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests (“Regulation”). It will take effect on 1 July 2024. The aim is to better adapt the consumer protection laws to the fast-changing business environment and to respond to the concerns in the implementation of the Law on the PRC on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests revised in 2013.The aspects covered include product liability, unfair trade practices, contractual issues...

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  28/03/2024

  United Kingdom

  Greenwashing: lessons from the CMA’s fast fashion investigation

  In January 2022, the UK competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”), launched a review of green claims in the fashion sector. Six months following that, in July 2022, it launched an investigation into environmental claims made by three businesses, concerning fashion products (including clothing, footwear and accessories). The CMA expressed concern across the sector, but honed in on these businesses, in part, simply because of their size and visibility. Having worked with the CMA, on 27 March 2024, forward-looking commitments from the three fashion retailers...

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  21/03/2024

  United Kingdom

  Proposed UK consumer legislation now clamps down on drip pricing and fake reviews

  The draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the “DMCC Bill”) has recently been amended (on 13 March 2024) following the Report stage in the House of Lords to include measures that prohibit drip pricing and address fake and misleading reviews. The 3rd reading in the House of Lords will take place from 26 March 2024. The updated DMCC Bill now includes prohibitions on drip pricing, a practice that involves adding unavoidable hidden fees to the advertised price of a product or service. As the Government notes, drip pricing can mean consumers are ‘baited’...

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