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FYIEU law · News· 4 days ago

EU proposes new online shopping rules on subscriptions, fake urgency and hidden fees

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On 11 November 2026, the European Commission proposed the Digital Fairness Act, new EU rules for online shopping. It would ban fake urgency such as false "almost sold out" claims, make subscriptions easier to cancel and require clearer pricing. It's a proposal, not law yet, and no start date has been set.

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Google's November core update is rolling out until around 24 November

Google started rolling out its November 2026 core update on 10 November. A core update is a broad change to how Google ranks pages in search results. Google says it can take up to two weeks to finish, which would be around 24 November, just before Black Friday.

5 days ago · For founders, marketers
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WooCommerce will now push urgent security fixes to stores automatically

WooCommerce is changing how it handles security. Serious fixes now come out in their own quick updates instead of waiting for the next big release. From WooCommerce 11.2, extension makers can mark a security update as required. Connected stores with an active subscription then install it within about a day, even if automatic updates are turned off.

6 days ago · For founders, developers