Australia: Issued ACCC findings following the investigation into social media content creators for misleading advertising practices

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Issued ACCC findings following the investigation into social media content creators for misleading advertising practices

On 7 December 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued an update following the investigation into social media content creators for misleading advertising practices. The ACCC noted that 81% of the 118 content creators w…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority

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2023-01-27
under deliberation

On 27 January 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) initiated an investig…

2023-12-07
under investigation

On 7 December 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) issued an update foll…