8/29/2025 6:05:49 PM Washington State's New Ad Tax By Andrew Folks Starting October 1, 2025, businesses in the digital advertising and data processing sectors will need to account for a new tax. The...
8/26/2025 8:11:41 PM FTC’s Case Against Air AI Highlights Ongoing Enforcement Trend By Holly Melton Yesterday, the FTC filed a lawsuit against Air AI Technologies (also known as Air AI, Air.AI, and Scale 13), five affiliated companies,...
8/25/2025 1:43:17 PM You're Invited: "Turning Standards Into Action: 2025 ICC Environmental Marketing Framework Release" By Jeff Greenbaum On September 22, 2025, the International Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an event in New York City, “Turning Standards Into Action: ...
8/23/2025 2:00:17 PM FTC Swipes Left on Match Group’s Deceptive Advertising and Cancellation Practices, Securing $14 Million Payment By Kate Patton Earlier this month, Match Group, Inc. and Match Group, LLC, owners and operators of popular online dating services such as Match.com,...
8/22/2025 4:39:28 PM Planning on Showing Drinking and Driving (a Golf Cart)? By Jeff Greenbaum The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Code of Responsible Practices for Beverage Alcohol Advertising and Marketing sets...
8/22/2025 3:49:22 PM Bad Subscription Practices Still An Enforcement Priority By Terri Seligman Did you think that the death of the FTC’s updated Negative Option Rule meant the end of FTC enforcement on subscription programs? Think...
8/21/2025 2:18:19 PM FDIC Proposes to Ease Its Signage Rules By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation just released a proposal to relax its regulations that require banks to display FDIC and...
8/19/2025 1:51:50 PM How Do You Promote That Your Product Doesn't Have "Forever Chemicals"? By Jeff Greenbaum Caraway Home sells ceramic nonstick cookware. In its advertising, Caraway promoted its cookware as being different from traditional...
8/15/2025 1:49:54 PM Texas Targets Texts By Andrew Folks Texas has overhauled its telemarketing law (Texas Business & Commerce Code § 302). Senate Bill 140, effective September 1, 2025, expands...
8/13/2025 8:19:08 PM AGs Target Voice Providers in Coordinated Robocall Enforcement Sweep By Holly Melton On August 12, a coalition of Attorneys General announced “Operation Robocall Roundup”—a multistate enforcement action aimed squarely at...
8/13/2025 8:18:11 PM Does A “Closer-Than-Usual Working Relationship” Mandate a Disclosure? By Terri Seligman Did I mention that NAD has a lot to say about influencer disclosures? A new NAD SWIFT case (Report #7489) spotlights an issue that is not...
8/12/2025 12:27:32 PM How Do You Substantiate a "#1" Claim? By Jeff Greenbaum Guideline provides 401(k) programs to small and medium sized businesses. Recently, Guideline advertised that – for users of the Gusto...
8/8/2025 3:07:20 PM FTC Secures $145 Million in Settlements with Assurance IQ and MediaAlpha Over Misleading Health Insurance Marketing Practices By Holly Melton The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced significant settlements with Assurance IQ and MediaAlpha, collectively totaling $145...
8/8/2025 12:21:16 PM X Releases New Advertising "Quality Policy," Limiting Emoji Use By Jeff Greenbaum At the end of July, X released a new advertising Quality Policy, setting forth fairly detailed standards that advertisements must comply...
8/7/2025 3:06:08 PM Save the Date: "A Review of Sports Marketing and Media Legal Issues in North America" By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association North America will be hosting a half-day event, “A Review of Sports Marketing and Media Legal...
8/7/2025 12:18:35 PM California AG and DAs Settle With Direct Mail Company Over Deceptive Mailers By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this summer, the California Attorney General, along with the District Attorneys from six California counties, entered into a...