Google, Online Platforms, Amazon

FTC’s “Fake Review” Portal is Live: How Businesses Can Remove Fake Reviews

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 12/4/2024

Once reviews are identified, a company can take steps to remove them. Generally, reviews can be removed in one of three ways: reporting the review to the FTC, reporting the review to the hosting platform, and pursuing legal...more

Cutting Through Complexity: a Key Ruling for Online Platforms in Europe

White & Case LLP on 6/17/2024

A series of recent rulings from the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has reaffirmed the country of origin principle set forth in the e-Commerce Directive ("ECD")—which provides that, except in limited...more

Privacy Perils: Beware Brand Phishing

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 10/30/2020

We often think of phony financial institution emails as a bad actor’s phishing scheme of choice to capture confidential bank account numbers or other private financial information. While those phishing emails certainly do...more

OTA & Travel Distribution Update: Online platforms lack price transparency; United continues preparation for Expedia wind down;...

Foster Garvey PC on 3/4/2019

This week’s Update includes a report on the EU Commission’s widespread examination of online platforms’ pricing practices and an update on the much-publicized standoff between United and Expedia. Enjoy....more

Abuse of Dominance Concerning Online Platforms

A&O Shearman on 4/24/2018

Large online platforms such as Amazon, Facebook and Google have a strong presence in Europe. Although general competition law principles apply to them, cases concerning online platforms give rise to a lot of novel questions...more

OTA & Travel Distribution Update - Dec. 1st, 2017

Foster Garvey PC on 12/11/2017

Our weekly OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending December 1, 2017 is below. This week’s Update features a variety of distribution stories as well as a report on the latest rankings of the large hotel loyalty...more