Compliance & Ethics

FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced Monday that the agency had sent warning letters to more than a dozen prominent tech companies reminding them that full compliance with the Take It Down Act must be in place by May 19. The law requires covered online platforms to create a process allowing victims to request the removal of intimate images or videos shared without their consent, including content involving children.

France’s financial markets authority is expanding the reach of a long-standing ethical framework for the asset management sector, a move that reflects how regulatory expectations around governance and professional conduct have evolved since the framework was first introduced more than 15 years ago.

A Federal Court ruling against Telstra Super has delivered one of the clearest judicial warnings yet to Australia’s financial services sector that poor complaint handling can carry real regulatory consequences. The decision found that Telstra Super failed to comply with mandatory internal dispute resolution requirements after mishandling a substantial number of member complaints over more than a year.

The Office for the Protection of Competition has fined HP Tronic approximately $1.7 million (CZK 38,971,000) for entering into prohibited agreements that restricted competition across the household appliances and electronics sector, according to a decision announced Tuesday.

The UK’s financial regulator has opened a competition investigation into arrangements tied to PayPal’s digital wallet, placing three of the biggest names in global payments under fresh scrutiny as regulators continue to examine the growing power and structure of digital payment ecosystems.

At the height of the pandemic, federal broadband subsidy programs became a lifeline for millions of Americans struggling to stay connected for work, school, healthcare, and daily life. Now, years later, one of the wireless companies that participated in those programs is facing a multimillion-dollar reckoning over how some of those enrollments were handled.

Australia’s corporate regulator has issued nearly $518,000 (AUD $792,000) in infringement notices to companies within the Australian Canva Group, escalating its push against late financial reporting as part of a broader 2026 enforcement campaign.