The European Commission has announced the first piece of cross-platform regulation which aims to ensure that online platforms and search engines deal fairly with other businesses
Budget airline Ryanair has called on Google to take more action to protect consumers from “lookalike” screenscraper sites. eDreams is one of the sites Ryanair has named, but eDreams denies any wrongdoing. Thomas Spanyol reports.
Holiday booking site Lastminute.com tried to emphasise the savings on their website by striking out a standard hotel room price in favour of a lower price. However, was the basis of comparison accurate and fair? Thomas Spanyol reports.
With vloggers and brands increasingly teaming up, and following recent high-profile ASA adjudications for a lack of transparency, CAP has issued recommendations for when vlogs need to be labelled as ads. Ben Dunham takes a look.
The US consumer protection watchdog provides guidance on online endorsements. UK advertisers are advised to take notice. Tom McGinn reports.
The Network Advertising Initiative self-regulatory Code of Conduct pioneered the concept of giving web users notice and choice regarding online behavioural advertising. Now it has produced guidance for use of non-cookie technologies for the same purpose. Nick Johnson investigates.
Did online advertising finally overtake TV in the complaint stakes? Was “leisure” the most complained about sector again? How many ASA decisions were successfully appealed? What are the ad super-regulator’s goals for 2015? Thomas Spanyol reports.
