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ACM forces online store to stop using fake likes and fake followers
ACM has forced online store Bicep Papa B.V. to stop using fake likes and fake followers when promoting its products on social media platforms.
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ACM takes action against online commercial intermediaries for government services
ACM has compelled the company behind websites such as mijnverklaring.nl and mijnkentekenbewijs.nl to stop its misleading practices vis-à-vis consumers.
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Booking and Expedia inform consumers more clearly about their offers following action of European consumer authorities
Booking.com and the Expedia group have improved the presentation of the information for consumers regarding their offers on their websites. This has been the result of actions taken by EU consumer authorities.
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ACM fines debt collection agency Unitedcall for aggressive debt collection practices
ACM has fined debt collection agency Unitedcall for aggressive and unfair debt collection practices. Consumers were put under enormous pressure to pay bills immediately without having the ability to verify whether these bills were valid.
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Rules of thumb for online platforms
ACM has published Rules of thumb for online platforms. These form a framework with which platform providers should comply.
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ACM takes action against ‘free’ products of Stay Healthy Products
ACM has reprimanded Stay Healthy Products for using misleading commercial practices. Stay Healthy Products has now stopped offering ‘free’ products, and has promised that consumers who received these products do not have to pay for them.
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ACM forces online retailer We Love Musthaves to stop violations
ACM has established that online retailer We Love Musthaves violates the rules, and has therefore imposed an order subject to periodic penalty payments, forcing it to stop the violations.
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District Court of Rotterdam rules in cases concerning fines for kitchen dealers
The District Court of Rotterdam has confirmed that three kitchen dealers have misled consumers. ACM has correctly imposed fines.
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ACM publishes for consultation its draft guidelines regarding sustainability claims
The ACM has published for public consultation the draft version of its ‘Guidelines regarding sustainability claims’. These guidelines contain rules of thumb and practical examples that can help businesses when phrasing sustainability claims.
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ACM draws up rules of thumb for sustainability claims
The ACM has drawn up rules of thumb for sustainability claims that businesses use when selling their products and services.