On 13 March 2025, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea dismissed Meta's legal challenge against the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC). Meta sought to revoke a KRW 6.7 billion fine and associated corrective order for allegedly s…
On 13 March 2025, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) closes its consultation to examine payment deadlines in the e-commerce sector across 139 retail brands and their suppliers. The inquiry aims to assess current payment practices, explore proced…
On 11 March 2025, the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) opened a public consultation on a proposed consent order regarding Kakao's alleged violations of the Large-scale Distribution Business Act, until 9 April 2025. The order applies to Kakao’s e-c…
On 10 March 2025, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) assessed the enhanced verification measures implemented by Carousell and Meta under the E-Commerce Code of the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA) following a six-month pilot programme. The OCHA empo…
On 10 March 2025, the Office of Communications (Ofcom) closes the public consultation on its technology notice powers under the Online Safety Act 2023. The Act grants Ofcom powers to issue technology notices requiring platforms to use specific techn…
On 7 March 2025, the Council of the European Union published a joint non-paper initiated by 15 Member States, including Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slo…
On 7 March 2025, the Attorney General of the State of New York announced a settlement with Saturn Technologies, the developer of the Saturn app used by high school students, following an investigation into its data protection practices. The app, whi…
On 7 March 2025, the European Commission, alongside national consumer protection authorities from 25 EU Member States, Iceland, and Norway, announced the results of a coordinated investigation into online traders dealing in second-hand goods. The in…
On 6 March 2025, the eSafety Commissioner published the transparency report summarising Reddit's responses on tools, policies, and measures to detect and prevent terrorist and violent extremist (TVE) content and mitigate online radicalisation risks.…
On 6 March 2025, the eSafety Commissioner published the transparency report summarising Meta's responses on tools, policies, and measures to detect and prevent terrorist and violent extremist (TVE) content and mitigate online radicalisation risks. T…