Two recent events have brought vitality to an EU instrument that has been dormant for most of its six-year existence – Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019, on promoting fairness and transparency for business users of online intermediation services (Platform-to-Business Regulation).

On 27 February 2026, the National Assembly of Montenegro adopted amendments to the 2015 Montenegrin Arbitration Act.

In a recent decision involving Netflix, the Spanish advertising regulatory body (AUTOCONTROL) had to carefully assess whether a seemingly simple Instagram post should be classified as hidden advertising or merely a recount of an influencer’s personal experience. AUTOCONTROL determined that the post did not aim at promoting Netflix products, services, or events, and that therefore no advertising occurred.