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Nicholas De Decker – Associate at Lawtons Africa

Competition Law

Are your algorithms secretly colluding? The hidden risks of digital price signalling

Nicholas De Decker 16 Feb 2026

Advertising

Why people trust influencers more than brands – and what that means for the future of marketing

Kelley Cours Anderson 18 Nov 2025

Digital

Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here’s what happens next

Rob Nicholls 3 Sep 2025

Advertising

$13.5bn Omnicom-IPG merger approved by FTC

Karabo Ledwaba 26 Jun 2025

Is Meta too big for its own good? What the latest antitrust trial says about big tech's future

Social Media

Is Meta too big for its own good? What the latest antitrust trial says about big tech's future

Issued by We Do Digital 22 Apr 2025

Advertising

Google's latest antitrust loss in the US raises stakes for Big Tech

Rob Nicholls 23 Apr 2025

Social Media

Will Meta be forced to sell Instagram and WhatsApp in FTC trial?

16 Apr 2025

Advertising

Google is facing another crucial court case in the US – and it could have major consequences for online advertising

Barbora Jedlickova 10 Sep 2024

Social Media

Reddit’s share price has held since it went public, but the firm’s unique structure could be its undoing

Larisa Yarovaya 15 May 2024

Anna Collard, SVP Content Strategy and Evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa

Mobile & Apps

Oversharing on social media can compromise cybersecurity

23 Feb 2024

Roblox is the largest online gaming platform. Source: Roblox Blog

Mobile & Apps

Is Roblox a gambling platform? New lawsuit will find out

Lindsey Schutters 21 Aug 2023

Advertising

Purpose marketing should be more than a money-making scheme

Laurent Marty 30 Jan 2023

Fintech

Cryptocurrencies are in crisis, but they are not going to disappear

Annie Lecompte 23 Jan 2023

The ads have eyes - is surveillance advertising worth the risk?

Advertising

The ads have eyes - is surveillance advertising worth the risk?

Tracy Branfield, Issued by Clockwork 30 Mar 2022

The metaverse and data privacy: Will regulation keep up?

Data & Analytics

The metaverse and data privacy: Will regulation keep up?

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 3 Dec 2021

Design & Manufacturing

'It's our stuff': Consumers wage right-to-repair revolution

Carey L. Biron and Umberto Bacchi 19 Oct 2021

The problem with switching from WhatsApp to Telegram and Signal

Mobile & Apps

The problem with switching from WhatsApp to Telegram and Signal

Rirhandzu Shingwenyana 26 Jan 2021

The balance between customer privacy and intimacy

Digital

The balance between customer privacy and intimacy

Paula Sartini 18 Jan 2021

Encouraging consumer trust as online retail hots up

E-commerce

Encouraging consumer trust as online retail hots up

8 Jul 2020

South Africa: regulating no-poach agreements during the Covid-19 pandemic

Labour Law

South Africa: regulating no-poach agreements during the Covid-19 pandemic

Lerisha Naidu and Thato Mkhize 5 Jun 2020

The cost of cyber crime to business

Cybersecurity

The cost of cyber crime to business

Corien Vermaak 8 Nov 2019

Amazon's bottomless appetite

E-commerce

Amazon's bottomless appetite

François Lévêque 3 Jun 2019

Are you telling me, or are you selling me?

Social Media

Are you telling me, or are you selling me?

nicci jones 29 Aug 2018

In blockbuster antitrust trial, Big Tech looms in background

Competition Law

In blockbuster antitrust trial, Big Tech looms in background

19 Mar 2018

Privacy groups warn of perils in smartwatches for kids

Cybersecurity

Privacy groups warn of perils in smartwatches for kids

19 Oct 2017

Amazon drops appeal, to pay $70m for kids app buys

Services

Amazon drops appeal, to pay $70m for kids app buys

7 Apr 2017

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Social Media

Brands and social media influencers, are you at risk?

Kelly Thompson 31 Mar 2017

Apple antitrust suit: Qualcomm overcharged 'billions'

Hardware

Apple antitrust suit: Qualcomm overcharged 'billions'

24 Jan 2017

Sibanye's Mimosa platinum mine

Mining

Sibanye meets US antitrust condition

23 Jan 2017

Ashley Madison dating site to pay $1.6m over breach

Media & Entertainment Law

Ashley Madison dating site to pay $1.6m over breach

20 Dec 2016

How can brands overcome ad blocking software?

Social Media

How can brands overcome ad blocking software?

Chiara Di Rago 25 Nov 2016

SA employers: take heed of US warning to HR professionals

Labour Law & Unions

SA employers: take heed of US warning to HR professionals

Chris Charter and Riad Daniels 14 Nov 2016

Global examples of advertising to avoid

Advertising

Global examples of advertising to avoid

Leigh Andrews 27 Oct 2016

Proper use of branded social content under the spotlight

Social Media

Proper use of branded social content under the spotlight

Thabiso Moloi 31 Aug 2016

Retail

Consumer enforcement agencies must strengthen regional initiatives

16 Aug 2016

Making native advertising work for you

Advertising

Making native advertising work for you

Leigh Andrews 14 Apr 2016

Manufacturing & Parts

US sues Volkswagen for deceptive 'clean diesel' campaign

31 Mar 2016

US regulators push for distinction between online ads, articles

Advertising

US regulators push for distinction between online ads, articles

24 Dec 2015

How to prevent identity theft

Banking

How to prevent identity theft

Andera Lakai 25 Aug 2015

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

Online Media

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

17 Apr 2015

Advertising

AWXI - bigger, better, faster

Mark Zeller 12 Nov 2014

Online dating services uses fake profiles

Internet

Online dating services uses fake profiles

30 Oct 2014

AT&T must pay $105m for unauthorised charges

Telecoms & Networks

AT&T must pay $105m for unauthorised charges

9 Oct 2014