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The European Commission has added four markets from Metro Manila, and the e-commerce platform Shopee to its Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List. In its latest biennial report in December 2022, the European Commission identified the four markets 'offering a wide range of counterfeit goods on retail and wholesale basis'. The European Commission noted that it does not take any stance on the content of such allegations nor their responses. The European Commission, under the EU Merger Regulation, has recently approved Google's acquisition of fitness band and smartwatch brand Fitbit. Those Fitbit users in the European Economic Area (EEA) may also choose to grant or deny access to their health and wellness data stored in their Google Account or Fitbit Account by other Google services. However, the Commission may decide to extend the duration of the Google Ads commitment up to additional ten years, with justification for the need for an extension. Read more in our articles including "EU Watch List flags Shopee, Divisoria, Greenhills for selling fake goods" and "Google's acquisition of Fitbit approved by European Commission".