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The EU is investigating Booking.com for failing to adequately protect consumers from fake listings and scams, potentially violating the Digital Services Act.
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Booking.com under investigation by EU regulators over fake listings and scams
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European Commission calls accommodation website’s approach to fraudulent listings and phishing scams as ‘absolutely substandard’EU regulators have opened an investigation into Booking.com, alleging that the accommodation website has not done enough to protect consumers from fake listings and scams.The European Commission, which regulates the world’s biggest tech companies operating in the EU, said Booking.com may have breached the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) with its “absolutely substandard” approach to tackling fraudulent listings and phishing scams, where criminals impersonate a third party to trick people to hand over money. Continue reading...
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