20 h. ago ‘Slapp addict’ Italian oil firm accused of trying to silence green activists

Eni has filed at least six defamation suits against journalists and NGOs since 2019 in what critics say is intimidation campaignWhen Antonio Tricarico was summoned to his local police station in October and told he was being investigated for defamation, he was stressed but not shocked. Months earlier, Tricarico, the director of the Italian environment NGO ReCommon, had filed a joint legal challenge against the country’s biggest oil company, Eni, which he knew had a history of using lawyers to clamp down on critics.The company had previously limited itself to civil defamation lawsuits, including against ReCommon, but in Tricarico’s case it initiated criminal proceedings over statements he had made in a television interview. Continue reading...

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1 week ago SNP accused of 'ripping off' work of small Scots business for profit

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: The party has now withdrawn its product after being accused of copying the Edinburgh firm's design.

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PR firm accused of supplying ‘paid actors’ to bolster turnout at recent demonstrations

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4 w. ago The full truth of Hannah Kobayashi's 'disappearance' finally revealed... by FAKE husband at the center of it all

Alan Cacace, an Argentinian national who paid $15,000 to marry Hannah Kobayashi in Hawaii last year, has spoken out for the first time since their sham marriage was exposed.

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4 w. ago The truth about Hannah Kobayashi's 'disappearance' finally revealed... by FAKE husband who helped her plot the whole thing

Alan Cacace, an Argentinian national who paid $15,000 to marry Hannah Kobayashi in Hawaii last year, has spoken out for the first time since their sham marriage was exposed.

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last month Shein accused of ‘shaming’ customers into buying more than they can afford

Consumer watchdogs accuse Chinese fashion firm of ‘dark’ practices in formal complaint to European CommissionConsumer watchdogs from 21 countries have filed a formal complaint to EU authorities about alleged “dark” practices by the Chinese fast fashion firm Shein including the “shaming” of customers into buying more than they can afford.The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has submitted a 29-page dossier to the European Commission citing multiple examples of “dark patterns”, or deceptive techniques designed to encourage purchases. Continue reading...

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