31 May, 2022 Advertising Standards Council of India Recognizes Inclusivity in Its Code By Sharad Vadehra The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has proven itself to be avant-garde once again by being progressive enough to amend its...
31 May, 2022 Part V -- FTC's Proposed Revisions to the Endorsement Guides (Disclosure of Material Connections) By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission recently released its long-awaited, proposed revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and...
29 May, 2022 New York Attorney General Issues Warning Letters for Overcharging for Baby Formula By Jeff Greenbaum New York Attorney General Letitia James sent warning letters to more than thirty retailers telling them to stop overcharging customers...
28 May, 2022 FTC Says it Will Allow its Staff to Speak at Conferences Again By Jeff Greenbaum Last summer, Jen Howard, the chief of staff for FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, told all FTC staff members to cancel all of their scheduled...
28 May, 2022 Immediate Thoughts on the Newly Proposed CPRA Regs By Daniel Goldberg Maria Nava Happy Friday before a holiday weekend! This afternoon the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a notice that it will be...
28 May, 2022 NY AG Secures $36 Million from H&M for Gift Card Fraud By Kate Patton New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that global fashion retailer H&M will pay $36 million to resolve allegations that it...
28 May, 2022 FTC Slams Marketer For Lying to Consumers Seeking Treatment By Terri Seligman A recent announcement about the FTC’s proposed settlement with a marketer of addiction treatment services got me really thinking. The...
27 May, 2022 Part IV -- FTC's Proposed Revisions to the Endorsement Guides (Experts, Organizations, and Kids) By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission released its long-awaited, proposed revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements...
26 May, 2022 Part III -- FTC's Proposed Revisions to the Endorsement Guides (Consumer Endorsements) By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission released its long-awaited, proposed revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements...
26 May, 2022 FTC Warns Ed Tech Companies to Comply with COPPA By Jessica Carballo In a new policy statement, adopted last week, the Federal Trade Commission made clear that companies that provide educational software...
25 May, 2022 Political Advertising Returns to Spotify By Matt Vittone Spotify announced that it will be bringing back political advertising to its platform. Spotify suspended all political ads from during...
25 May, 2022 Part II -- FTC's Proposed Revisions to the Endorsement Guides (General Considerations) By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission released its long-awaited, proposed revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements...
24 May, 2022 Warning Retailers About Price Gouging, NYC Mayor Declares State of Emergency Related to Infant Formula By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency related to the shortage of supply of infant formula. By...
24 May, 2022 Meta to Provide Additional Information Regarding Political Ad Targeting By Wendy Schechter Meta has announced updates to its ad transparency tools that it says will provide more information to researchers about “advertiser...
23 May, 2022 FTC's Proposed Revisions to the Endorsement Guides -- Part I By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission released its long-awaited, proposed revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements...
22 May, 2022 NYC Proposes Amendments to City's Laws and Rules to Provide Some Relief to Retailers By Jeff Greenbaum In January, New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a "Small Business Forward" Executive Order, calling on the New York City Department of...