CCIA EuropeSep 3, 2025

What does the future of 🇪🇺 #ConsumerPolicy look like?

@CCIAeurope has 4 key suggestions for the @EU_Commission’s upcoming #ConsumerAgenda 2025-2030:

1️⃣ Guarantee effective and coordinated #enforcement
2️⃣ Advance regulatory #simplification and legal coherence

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jun 11, 2025
You do you, Brussels tells Macron on banning social media for kids https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-social-media-ban-eu-commission-france-paris-stabbing/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #DigitalServicesAct #Contentmoderation #ConsumerPolicy #Dataprotection #SocialMedia #Technology #Platforms #Services #Privacy #Media #Youth
You do you, EU tells Macron on banning social media for kids

French president dials up pressure on EU over age verification.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jun 10, 2025
Macron says he’ll ban social media for under-15s in France https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-social-media-ban-minors-france/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #DigitalServicesAct #Contentmoderation #ConsumerPolicy #Cybersecurity #TechnologyUK #SocialMedia #Technology #Platforms
Macron says he’ll ban social media for under-15s in France

French government also wants to ban websites selling knives to children.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jun 3, 2025
Pornhub to suspend porn in France https://www.politico.eu/article/pornhub-suspend-porn-france/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #DigitalServicesAct #Contentmoderation #Onlineadvertising #ConsumerPolicy #Dataprotection #Technology #Platforms #Data
Pornhub to suspend porn in France

Porn industry giant protests Paris’ measures to verify the age of users.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Feb 17, 2025
X challenges German court decision that forces it to share election data https://www.politico.eu/article/x-challenges-german-court-decision-that-would-force-it-to-share-data-with-researchers/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #DigitalServicesAct #Contentmoderation #Onlineadvertising #Electionsecurity #ConsumerPolicy #Dataprotection #Transparency #SocialMedia #Algorithms #Regulation #Technology #Democracy #Elections #Platforms #Research #Services #Courts #Media #Data
X challenges German court decision that forces it to share election data

Elon Musk’s X has challenged a German court decision that instructed the platform to share data with researchers, the court confirmed to POLITICO. In an urgent injunction, the Berlin Regional…

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Nov 22, 2024
Spain fines low-cost airlines €179M over cabin baggage and seat charges https://www.politico.eu/article/spain-fines-low-cost-airlines-e179m-over-cabin-baggage-and-seat-charges/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #ConsumerPolicy #Sanctions #Airlines #Airports #Aviation #Mobility
Spain fines low-cost airlines €179M over cabin baggage and seat charges

Ryanair alone was fined €107M.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Sep 5, 2024
Oasis fiasco prompts UK Ticketmaster probe https://www.politico.eu/article/oasis-tickets-ticketmaster-united-kingdom-investigation-prices/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #Competition/antitrust #ConsumerPolicy #TechnologyUK #Antitrust #Music
Oasis fiasco prompts UK Ticketmaster probe

Competition and Markets Authority looks back in anger after “dynamic pricing” row.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Sep 2, 2024
Oasis Ticketmaster fiasco prompts UK probe into ‘dynamic pricing’ https://www.politico.eu/article/oasis-ticketmaster-f-uk-probe-dynamic-pricing/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #Societyandculture #Britishpolitics #ConsumerPolicy #TechnologyUK #Politics
Oasis Ticketmaster fiasco prompts UK probe into ‘dynamic pricing’

British Culture Secretary said it was “depressing to see vastly inflated prices excluding ordinary fans.”

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Aug 14, 2024
Times change in Brussels, but Maroš Šefčovič is forever https://www.politico.eu/article/time-change-brussels-maros-sefcovic-forever/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #EuropeanParliamentelection2024 #EuropeanGreenDeal #Financeandbanking #ConsumerPolicy #Genderequality #Foreignpolicy #Negotiations #Education #Elections #Equality #Politics #Borders #Brexit #Budget #Energy #War
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Apr 26, 2024
Chinese fast-fashion app Shein will face tougher EU tech rules https://www.politico.eu/article/chinese-fast-fashion-app-shein-will-face-tougher-eu-tech-rules/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #DigitalServicesAct #Counterfeitgoods #ConsumerPolicy #Illegalcontent #Technology #Companies #Platforms #Services #digital
China’s fast-fashion app Shein will face tougher EU tech rules

Europe tightens scrutiny of China-based tech companies.

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