Commission coordinates action by national consumer protection authorities against Meta on ‘pay or consent’ model

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network sent a letter following concerns that Meta’s ‘pay or consent’ model might breach EU consumer law. The Commission coordinated this action which is led by the French Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Prevention. The […]

Consumer, enterprise or industrial? The 3 main ways we are using the ‘metaverse’ explained

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content The metaverse is still a work in progress, or, as the man who coined the term 30 years ago says, it’s “nascent”. “We’ve got a ways to go,” Neal Stephenson, the sci-fi author […]

How can we responsibly source post-consumer recycled plastic?

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Barak Ekshtein, Chief Executive Officer, Tontoton The lack of data and transparency surrounding post-consumer recycled plastic and other materials leads to irresponsible sourcing, but third-party audited protocols used in Ocean Bound Plastic (OBP) collection and plastic credit systems may […]

Consumers are key to tackling the global crises – let’s work with them

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Helena Leurent, Director-General, Consumers International We are all aware of the worrying statistics emerging from the twin shocks of COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, both on economy and society. But what does this actually mean for consumers worldwide? […]

Parliament makes EU electricity market cleaner and more consumer-friendly

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. New rules to create a Europe-wide market for electricity that is cleaner, more competitive and better able to cope with risks, were approved by Parliament on Tuesday. MEPs adopted four new laws on the EU electricity market, agreed informally with EU ministers in late […]

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