Australia: Australian Competition and Consumer Commission lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged misleading conduct
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
27 Oct 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
software provider: other software
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announces lawsuit against Microsoft over alleged misleading conduct
On 27 October 2025, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced a lawsuit against Microsoft and its subsidiary Microsoft Australia, alleging misleading or deceptive conduct and false or misleading representations under sectio…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court