With provision of December 15th 2023, the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) fined Balocco S.p.A and the companies managing the trademarks and image rights of Chiara Ferragni (Fenice s.r.l. and TBS Crew S.r.l.) for the unfair commercial practice implemented, on the influencer’s social media accounts also, to promote “Pandoro Pink Christmas”, an Italian Christmas dessert. The […]
Category Archives: Internet & domains
Artificial Intelligence and health services
The European Union has recently considered appropriate to analyze the topic of personal data processing through artificial intelligence (AI). In particular, high-risk AI systems have been identified, with reference to the type of processed data and the high degree of threat to which the related rights and freedoms of the individual concerned are subjected. In […]
The EU Court fines the use of geo-blocking to prevent the access to an online videogame
With decision of 09.27.2023 (C T-172/21), the Court of the European Union stated that the activation of geoblocking in order to prevent the access to videogames available on the Steam platform, represents a violation of the European law on competition. How does geoblocking work? Geo-blocking is a practice, generally realized by localizing the user’s […]
Hiroshima AI Process: G7 approves the conduct code for Artificial Intelligence developers
On October 30th 2023, the G7 leaders issued a joint statement recognizing the potential of advanced artificial intelligence systems and generative AI models. At the same time, the Group of Seven highlighted the importance of keeping humankind at the center of the system, controlling the risks connected to the development of new technologies, most of […]