On November 9, 2015, a Belgian Tribunal ordered a social media company to cease recording the internet navigation habits of Belgian web users and issued a €250,000 fine for each day of noncompliance.

Following a draft academic report published on March 31, the Belgian Privacy Commission announced that it is assessing a social media company's compliance with Belgian data protection law.

On May 13, the Privacy Commission adopted a recommendation on tracking through social plug-ins directed at a social media site and its users.

In order to pressure Facebook to comply with the recommendation, the Belgian Data Protection Authority filed a lawsuit that will be heard in a Brussels court this June 18.

As part of the EU Commission's strategy for a Digital Single Market (DSM), the EU Commission wants to make it easier for online shoppers to buy goods and services

On 18 May 2017, the European Commission fined Facebook € 110 million for providing misleading information under the EU Merger Regulation.

Finally, the ULD appealed to the Court which then decided to stay the proceedings and refer a number of questions to the ECJ for a preliminary ruling.

Purpose of the Guidelines is to help online influencers, advertisers, agencies, media and platforms to protect the consumer, who has the right to always know clearly if a social media post is a commercial communication.

Fashion ID, a German online retailer, integrated the Facebook "Like" button into its website.

Social media is increasingly creating issues in workplaces around the world and blurring employees' work and personal lives.

On 17 October 2023, the French National Assembly adopted the Law to Secure and Regulate the Digital Space...

On 16 February 2018, the Dutch-language Brussels Court of First Instance (Nederlandstalige Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg te Brussel/Tribunal de Première Instance néerlandophone de Bruxelles – the "Court") ...

However, the Recommendations only apply when two conditions are satisfied. First, the online influencer must receive compensation and, second...

On 13 May 2015, the Belgian Privacy Commission published a recommendation regarding Facebook's use of personal data.

This blog post is the third and final part of our blog series in which we highlight the main changes in the digital age from a tech & IP law perspective.

The case on the merits between the Privacy Commission and Facebook is scheduled to be heard in the autumn of 2017.

This blog post is the second part of our digital law series in which we highlight the main changes in the digital age from a Tech & IP law perspective.

The case hinges upon Facebook's use of a specific cookie, called the "datr" cookie, which Facebook argues to be necessary for the security and protection of its services.

As political polarisation and social media increasingly blur the lines between personal and professional life, employers face mounting pressure to address hate speech and harmful conduct in the workplace.

Since 2 February 2022, management companies of AIFs and UCITs must comply with the new ESMA Guidelines on Marketing Communications which further outline the harmonised marketing communication requirement across the EEA ...