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France’s Digital Influencer Regulation: Whether You Like It or Not, You’ll Need to Subscribe to Those Changes!
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Fake Fashion – Sinister Online Shopping Scams on the Rise
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Mike Tyson Sues Australian Streetwear Brand Culture Kings

France’s Digital Influencer Regulation: Whether You Like It or Not, You’ll Need to Subscribe to Those Changes!

Oct 18 2023
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Amidst a sudden increase in paid-for posts that went viral for dubious products and services, France has taken a significant step toward the regulation of influencer communication. The Act no. 2023-451 (Influencers Act), which came into effect on 9 June 2023, aims not only to protect consumers but also to support the influencers, in order to foster the healthy growth of this ecosystem. France is now the first European Union (EU) country to implement a thorough framework regulating commercial influence.

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Fake Fashion – Sinister Online Shopping Scams on the Rise

Aug 09 2023
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Thousands of Australians are falling victim to online shopping scams every year. In June 2023 alone, over two thousand scam incidents were reported with a total combined loss of AU$1,115,264  according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.1

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Mike Tyson Sues Australian Streetwear Brand Culture Kings

Jul 23 2021
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Mike Tyson, the famous former boxer, has sued Australian streetwear brand Culture Kings and its founders. Mr Tyson alleges the respondents have engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct under the Australian Consumer Law for using his name, nicknames and likeness to sell t-shirts, without his permission. Mr Tyson alleges that Culture Kings’ t-shirts bear images of him, his name as well as his monikers “Iron Mike”, and “Kid Dynamite”.

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