🎮 Effective 1st January 2025, a new law in #California (AB 2426) will change how digital #games and other digital goods, including movies, music and e-books are sold in this state, requiring online marketplaces to clearly inform customers when they are purchasing a revocable license to access digital media, rather than an unrestricted ownership right. This measure aims to protect #consumers and ensure transparency in digital transactions. Retailers will need to adjust their sales strategies to comply, or face potential fines. 💡 Stay ahead of the game by familiarizing yourself with the key provisions and exceptions of this important consumer protection law in our #techinsight by Laetitia Nicolazzi and Kristofer Ekdahl.
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🎮 Across the globe we are seeing increasing consumer protections in the digital sphere. In California, a new law (AB 2426) effective 1 January 2025 will change how digital #games and other digital goods are sold. It aims to protect #consumers and ensure transparency in digital transactions. Retailers will need to adjust their sales strategies to comply, or face potential fines. View our #techinsight by Laetitia Nicolazzi and Kris Ekdahl.
California's AB 2426: Game changer for video game and digital media purchases?
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✨ New Protections for Digital Consumers in California! 📱🎮🎶 California is stepping up to protect digital buyers with the new legislation, AB 2426. Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, this law is set to reshape how we perceive our digital purchases. Starting in 2025, digital platforms will need to make it crystal clear that what we're actually acquiring is a license to use digital content—not full ownership. This means no more misleading terms like "buy" or "purchase" without the necessary clarifications. These changes aim to prevent the sudden disappearance of games, movies, music, and ebooks, an issue that has frustrated many as platforms evolve and change their policies. California Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin has been a strong voice for consumer protection, advocating for transparency in an increasingly digital marketplace. Although this law doesn’t stop companies from revoking content access, it empowers us with knowledge about the limitations and revocability of our digital licenses. This legislation is a significant step towards honesty in digital transactions and a wake-up call for the industry to prioritize consumer trust. What are your thoughts on the evolution of digital rights and consumer protection? Let's discuss! 👇 #DigitalRights #ConsumerProtection #CaliforniaLaw #DigitalMedia #Innovation #DigitalFuture #Transparency
https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/26/24254922/california-digital-purchase-disclosure-law-ab-2426
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In a significant development for #Germany's online #gambling landscape, recent changes to Google's #advertising policies have led to a marked decrease in #illegalgambling advertisements. This shift comes as a result of collaboration between the tech giant and Germany's Joint Gambling Authority (GGL), highlighting the growing importance of partnerships between #regulators and #technology platforms in combating unlicensed gambling activities. https://lnkd.in/egBrQJ4F
Germany Sees Sharp Decline in Illegal Gambling Ads Following Google Policy Update
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Temu is gearing up to comply with stricter EU online content rules after exceeding a crucial user threshold, as reported by the European Commission. This development aligns the PDD Group's fast-fashion e-commerce retailer with tech giants such as Amazon, Meta Platforms, and TikTok under the Digital Services Act. The legislation requires companies with more than 45 million users, referred to as very large online platforms (VLOPs), to step up their actions against illegal content, harmful material, and counterfeit products on their platforms. #EU #DigitalServicesAct #OnlineContentRules
Temu will have to comply with tougher EU online content rules, EU says
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Online gambling lawyer Antti Koivula analyses the first draft law to reform the country's monopoly model and highlights the main challenges that lie ahead. In October 2023, Finland officially initiated a legislative reform project to replace its current gambling monopoly model. The first draft law, which was published in July 2024, proposes the B2C licensing application process will begin in 2026, with licensees allowed to operate in the Finnish market from 2027. #EGRGlobal #Egaming #Legislation #EgamingNews
Why is it so hard to get everything right in Finland? - EGR Intel
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👨⚖️ Online slots and gambling ads banned by Dutch Parliament 👨⚖️ During the afternoon of 16 April, the Netherlands’ House of Representatives made a significant decision that would reshape the country’s online gambling landscape. 📄 Read the full article : https://hubs.la/Q02thvv70 #NetherlandsGamblingBan #OnlineGamblingNL #GamblingAdBan #NoMoreSlotsNL #DutchGamblingReform #ResponsibleGamblingNL
Netherlands MPs vote to ban online slots and gambling ads
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Germany’s Black Market in the Crosshairs: Google Tightens Gambling Ad Policies 🇩🇪 From September 25th, Google will enforce new advertising policies in Germany, restricting gambling ads to licensed operators. This move is a major step in combating the black market’s influence online. What does this mean for the future of Germany’s gambling industry? https://lnkd.in/e8qPFXXs #cnqr #gamingindustry #onlinegaming #google #blackmarket #germany
Could Google changes help regulate German gambling’s black market battle?
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🎰The latest amendments to the Gambling Act substantially restrict the possibilities for advertising gambling across all media, as such ads will be permitted only in explicit cases provided for in the law. The changes are based on socially important objectives, but will certainly have a direct or indirect impact on many businesses. Measures have also been adopted to restrict gambling in smaller localities and to limit stays and activity on online betting sites by consumers. Gambling organizers will be required to make higher contributions to the state budget depending on their license, and to adopt a policy of immediate payment of winnings - in cash or by bank transfer. https://lnkd.in/dBACJ8-T
The end of gambling ads in the media
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Apple's App Store Policies Charged Under New EU Competition Law: Apple is imposing unfair restrictions on developers of apps for its App Store in violation of a new European Union law meant to encourage competition in the tech industry, regulators in Brussels said on Monday. From a report: The charges further escalated a tussle between Apple, which says its products are designed in the best interest of customers, and E.U. regulators, who say the company is unfairly using its size and considerable resources to stifle competition. Apple is the first company to be charged for violating the Digital Markets Act, a law passed in 2022 that gives European regulators wide authority to force the largest "online gatekeepers" to change their business practices. After initiating an investigation in March, E.U. regulators said Apple was putting unlawful restrictions on companies that make games, music services and other applications. Under the law, also known as the D.M.A., Apple cannot limit how companies communicate with customers about sales and other offers and content available outside the App Store. The company faces a penalty of 10 percent of global revenue, a fine that could go up to 20 percent for repeat infringements, regulators said. Apple reported $383 billion in revenue last year. "Today is a very important day for the effective enforcement of the D.M.A.," said Margrethe Vestager, the European Commission executive vice president in charge of competition policy. She said Apple's App Store policies make developers more dependent on the company and prevent consumers from being aware of better offers. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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As a potential antitrust lawsuit is discussed for Live Nation and Ticketmaster, many people have gained a new interest in the subject. There are growing antitrust concerns when it comes to tech companies that have recently been discussed by the Michigan Bar Journal. You can read more on rising antitrust concerns below
Ending duopolies: How the Open App Markets Act could change the digital and legal landscape for big tech
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