31 Aug, 2022 FTC Sues Data Broker for Sale of Geolocation Data By Maria Nava On August 29, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a lawsuit against Kochava, Inc. (“Kochava”), alleging the data broker sold...
31 Aug, 2022 CA Passes Children’s Privacy Bill By Jessica Carballo California has passed a landmark bill aimed at protecting children online. The California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act instructs...
29 Aug, 2022 Why Brands and Endorsers Should Both Understand the Law on Endorsements in China By Justina Zhang In May 2022, Chinese actress Jing Tian received the largest fine ever issued under China’s Advertising Law to date - RMB 7.22 million...
29 Aug, 2022 New Hampshire Attorney General Arrests Publisher Over Advertising Disclosures By Jeff Greenbaum New Hampshire Attorney General John M. Fornmella announced the arrest of the publisher of the Londonderry Times on charges that the...
27 Aug, 2022 FTC Signals Interest in the Car Rental Industry By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission approved an omnibus resolution authorizing compulsory process in investigations involving the car...
26 Aug, 2022 Takeaways from the California AG’s $1.2 Million CCPA Enforcement Action By Daniel Goldberg Earlier this week, the California AG announced its first public enforcement action and settlement for alleged violations of CCPA as well...
26 Aug, 2022 IAA to Host Webinar on "NFTs: A Global Legal Perspective" By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association will be hosting a webinar, "NFTs: A Global Legal Perspective," on September 8, 2022, at 9:00...
26 Aug, 2022 Meta Announces New Election-Related Advertising Policies By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this month, Meta announced updates to its political advertising policies in advance of the midterm elections in the United...
24 Aug, 2022 CARU Issues Compliance Warning Regarding Children's Advertising in the Metaverse By Jeff Greenbaum BBB National Programs' Children's Advertising Review Unit issued a Compliance Warning, advising marketers that CARU's advertising...
23 Aug, 2022 FTC Says it Wants to Hear More About Kids, But Not About Cars By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just made two announcements related to opportunities to submit comments related to kids and cars. Kids In...
23 Aug, 2022 New York Enacts Fee Transparency Law for Live Event Ticketing By Matt Vittone What is up with all those fees tacked onto ticket prices? When purchasing tickets online for live events like concerts, sports games or...
22 Aug, 2022 Will President Macron's ban on fossil fuel ads do anything to help save the planet? By Brinsley Dresden President Macron of France has been polishing up his halo, as well as his green credentials, by announcing that France will be the first...
19 Aug, 2022 FTC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Commercial Surveillance and Data Security By Daniel Goldberg Maria Nava On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission launched its consumer privacy rulemaking process by issuing an Advance Notice of...
18 Aug, 2022 When Test and Claim Don’t Fit By Terri Seligman A couple of recent cases from NAD underscore the importance of analyzing the type of substantiation you have to determine if it really...
16 Aug, 2022 NY AG Settles with Robocall Company in Ongoing Voter Intimidation Lawsuit By Kate Patton New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with robocall company Message Communications, Inc. to resolve allegations...
15 Aug, 2022 Ad Targeting and Behavioral Marketing Targeted by Consumer Protection Regulator By Terri Seligman Last week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an interpretive rule addressing the activities of digital marketing...