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  1. Mädchen spielt mit dem Handy. Quelle: Svetaorlova - fotolia.com

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    12.02.2025Personalised Advertising: Overdue Regulation

    Tracking and profiling for advertising purposes present significant risks to consumers and society. This is demonstrated by a report commissioned by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv).

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  2. Frau sitzt auf Sofa und hat ein Paket vor sich stehen; sie blickt ärgerlich auf ihr Handy, das sie in der Hand hält

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    05.02.2025vzbv calls for more due diligence obligations for online marketplaces

    Consumers enjoy buying a lot of products via online marketplaces such as Amazon, Temu and others, but too many products have been entering the EU for years that do not comply with the EU's rules and are even dangerous.

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  3. Frau blickt auf Handy, das sie in der Hand hält

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    22.01.2025From Amazon to Tiktok to Temu: Manipulative designs remain a problem

    Amazon, TikTok or Temu: all of the analysed social media platforms and online marketplaces use manipulative designs despite the existing ban on such designs. vzbv calls for the European Commission and the German Federal Network Agency as the German Digital Services Coordinator to enforce the existing provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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    17.12.2024Following BGH ruling on Facebook data leak: VZBV submits collective legal action

    Collective legal action means that the participants’ claims do not expire at the end of the year

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  5. Portrait von Jutta Gurkmann im Inneren des vzbv-Gebäudes

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    23.10.2024Meta may only combine personal data from Facebook, Instagram and Co. with user's consent

    Statement from vzbv Director of Consumer Policy Jutta Gurkmann on the conclusion of the German Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) proceeding, in which vzbv was involved.

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  6. Frau schaut verwirrt auf einen Laptop und fasst sich an den Kopf

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    07.08.2024Language, buttons, clicks: how TikTok, Meta, Amazon and Co. manipulate users

    Despite EU laws, gatekeepers try to manipulate their users on websites and apps. This is the finding of a current evaluation by the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e.V. – vzbv).

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