Italy's €2M Deghi Fine Shows Existing Consumer Law Already Bans Fake Urgency
AGCM's ruling against Deghi for fake countdown timers shows enforcement of current law works, raising doubts about a broader EU dark-pattern ban.
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Canada's Open-Banking Draft Sets One Accreditation Fee for Two Very Different Compliance Bars
The Bank of Canada's draft Consumer-Driven Banking Regulations charge every applicant $2,500 but demand sharply differen...
Argentina's 'Sovereignty' Deficit Is Mostly a Market-Access Surplus
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Philippines' EO 119 Localizes State Secrets, Not the Digital Economy
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The FTC's AI 'Accuracy' Policy Would Make Washington the Arbiter of Truth — Digital Rights Groups Are Right to Object
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Mexico's Post-INAI Privacy Regulator Opens with a Record Fine, But No Independent Court Behind It
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Nigeria's Amended Cybercrime Law Still Sent a Corruption Reporter to Prison
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DIFC's AI Data Rules Get an Accreditation Pathway, Not Just More Obligations
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Taiwan's New AI Risk Framework Bets on Sectoral Judgment Over a Brussels-Style Rulebook
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Argentina's Deepfake-Labeling Bill Targets a Real Gap in Its Gender-Violence Law, But Labels Alone Won't Close It
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Indonesia's Civil Society Coalition Challenges the Legal Foundation of Komdigi's 4-Hour Takedown Regime
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Italy's Mediterranean Cable Hub Is a Proportionate Answer to a Real Sabotage Problem
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