Charity warns England fans against cheap electronics from online marketplaces
Electrical Safety First launches a new campaign warning shoppers of the dangers of buying electrical goods from unregulated online marketplaces.
Industry claims worth billions of pounds step up the mounting pressure on big tech
Go-ahead given for a £13bn claim over Google’s advertising tech and the launch of a new £1.1bn claim against Amazon by UK retailers.
£1.3 billion BT compensation trial ends and billions more could be owed to UK consumers
BT compensation trial ends but it is just one of 12 major consumer lawsuits that could leave UK consumers owed £22.5 billion in compensation payouts.
Apple making big App Store changes as EU Digital Markets Act kicks in
European Commission’s sweeping new powers to rein in big tech will give European consumers more choice. Find out where this leaves UK consumers.
Competition court settles dispute over competing Amazon class actions
Tribunal decides between two competing multi-million-pound consumer lawsuits against Amazon for overcharging UK consumers.
Hidden fees to be banned as part of online shopping reforms
Crackdown on ‘drip pricing’ – where the price paid at the checkout is higher than originally advertised due to unavoidable fees – follows a government consultation.
First international guideline on AI safety published by UK standards body
New guidelines aim to help companies from big tech firms like Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft to small businesses use AI in a safe and responsible way.
Google on trial: the biggest challenge to tech power in decades comes to a close
As the US trial against Google for illegally abusing its dominance in online search to throttle competition draws to a close, we reflect on the problem of big tech dominance in the UK and why competition claims are so important for UK consumers.
Amazon and Meta agree to improve the way they treat competitors
Competition regulator launches investigation into £7.5 billion cloud services market following competition concerns from media watchdog