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Apple Will Carrier-Lock iPhones Bought With AT&T, T‑Mobile or Verizon Financing

The change limits customers' ability to switch carriers or use travel eSIMs.

Foodwatch Awards Goldener Windbeutel to LaVita for Misleading Health Marketing

ANMAT Bars Sale of Five Facial Masks and All Cosmetics From Four Brands

Tripadvisor’s AI Summaries Downplay Serious Hotel Complaints

Mars Milky Way Multipack Shrinks While Price Keeps Consumers Paying More

Retailers Shift Summer Sales to Digital-First, Staggered Starts in Late June

Consumer Group Says Automatic Card-Updaters Can Let Fraud Persist

StubHub Provides Last‑Minute Replacements After Buyers Are Told World Cup Tickets Won’t Be Delivered

EU Ambassadors Back Compromise on Air Passenger Rights

Foodwatch Launches 2026 ‘Goldener Windbeutel’ Vote to Name Year’s Most Misleading Food Marketing

Italy Will Refund Motorway Tolls for Construction Delays

Lidl Replaces Rabattsammler With Permanent Lidl Plus Points Program

UK Ad Watchdog Rules Black Friday Discounts by John Lewis, Boots and Debenhams Misled Shoppers

CCTS Mid-Year Report Finds 61% Jump in Canadian Telecom Complaints

Felipe Prior Made Defendant in DF Case Over Alleged Deceptive Sports-Betting Ads

FIFA’s Official Resale Lists World Cup Final Tickets Near $2.3 Million Each

Monte de Piedad Halts Sales of Pawned Goods, Extends Contract Deadlines

Italian Senate Converts Energy Bills Decree Into Law

William Hill Pursues Repayments After Jackpot Glitch as Legal Challenge Builds

UFC-Que Choisir Warns of ‘Trap’ Car-Lease Contracts, Urges Government Action