ACCC goes after Clarion
You remember those scratchcards from our friends at Clarion? (hint: scroll down!)
Well, that promotion has landed them in hot water with the ACCC who have ordered an interim injunction against the company requiring them to send a free SMS to all customers informing them of the costs of claiming their prizes.
From the ACCC website:
The ACCC has filed proceedings in the Federal Court against Clarion seeking declarations that publishing the scratch cards was misleading and deceptive in breach of the Act, as well as an order that Clarion send an SMS to all subscribers notifying them of the outcome of the proceedings and directing them to contact their telecommunications provider.
In the same article the ACCC also outlines their actions against two other providers, TMG and Teracomm for similar behaviour in addition to publishers of youth magazines, requiring them to improve advertising standards.
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