Source: The Up and Up
Italian regulators are moving beyond vague concern about influencer culture to prosecute specific commercial practices—treating Alix Earle’s skincare launch and cosmetics retailer marketing as cases worthy of enforcement action. This is a material shift from social media hand-wringing to actual legal consequences, forcing platforms and brands to reckon with liability rather than just optics when targeting minors with beauty products. Europe’s regulatory appetite for Creator Economy accountability isn’t theoretical; it has budgets, lawyers, and case numbers.