The United Kingdom banned Adidas sports bra adverts that featured images of bare breasts for showing “explicit nudity.” The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) on May 11 found that a tweet and two posters by Adidas UK were “likely to cause …
Investigators from Frankfurt’s public prosecutor’s office searched the offices of Germany’s largest lender Deutsche Bank on Friday, focusing on the bank’s anti-money laundering efforts. Officers from the BKA federal police, the financial watchdog BaFin and the prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt …
The European Union’s securities watchdog proposed on Friday that regulators should have more powers to scrutinize financial services to protect retail investors from misleading marketing strategies. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) gave recommendations to the EU’s executive European …
Shanghai cyber watchdogs said they would subdue rumors online about the city’s extended COVID-19 lockdown. Shanghai office of the Cyberspace Administration of China said people have been spreading rumors on the messaging application WeChat, accusing the armed police of taking …
The European Union is set to vote on adding regulations on digital assets to an anti-money laundering scheme, a move that would make transferring cryptocurrency funds tougher. The proposal, first put forward last year by the EU’s executive European Commission, …
An Australian regulator has commenced legal action against Facebook’s parent company Meta, alleging that the tech company engaged in “false, misleading or deceptive conduct” by knowingly hosting advertising for bogus cryptocurrencies. Meta faces financial and other penalties. The Australian Competition …
Russian state media regulator Roskomnadzor will reportedly block Youtube locally for allowing threats against Russians to be published on their platform. Roskomnadzor recently asked Google to stop spreading videos calling for the disruption of railway communications in Russia and Belarus. …
Office of Communications (Ofcom), the media regulator in the United Kingdom, launched 15 separate investigations into Russian state-backed news channel RT’s coverage of the war in Ukraine. Ofcom will examine if the English-language channel, formerly known as Russia Today, has …
The European Central Bank has prepared banks for a possible Russian-sponsored cyber attack as tensions with Ukraine continue to rise. According to reports, the European Central Bank, led by former French minister Christine Lagarde and has oversight of Europe’s biggest …
U.K. households are set to face an increase of over 50 percent in April after the country’s energy regulator raises its price cap on default tariffs. British energy regulator, Ofgem, announced on Thursday that the maximum rate that energy suppliers …
