E-commerce marketing · Industry brief

The FTC, California, and Utah filed an enforcement action on July 29, 2026 against a San Francisco-based telehealth provider, alleging deceptive practices including sharing consumers' sensitive health information with third-party advertising platforms in violation of privacy promises, misleading consumers about billing and subscription enrollment, and making subscription cancellation unreasonably difficult. The complaint, filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California, seeks permanent injunctive relief, monetary damages, civil penalties and other equitable remedies.

Taiwan's M&A market is experiencing significant regulatory developments impacting deal execution. The Taiwan Fair Trade Commission blocked Uber Eats' acquisition of foodpanda Taiwan in December 2024 due to market concentration concerns in food-delivery platforms, though Delivery Hero subsequently agreed to sell foodpanda Taiwan to Grab for USD600 million in March 2026, subject to regulatory approvals. In regulated sectors like financial services, the Financial Supervisory Commission and Taiwan Fair Trade Commission now play critical roles in deal certainty, as illustrated by consolidation activity including Taishin Financial's merger with Shin Kong Financial. Taiwan's proposed reform of its outbound investment review regime, promulgated in May 2025 under the Statute for Industrial Innovation, replaces threshold-based review with a targeted framework based on investment destination, industry, technology and transaction size, empowering regulators to deny transactions or impose conditions—changes expected to significantly impact outbound M&A timelines once implemented by cabinet designation.