02 Sep, 2024 Coca-Cola Must Once Again Face "Sustainable" Lawsuit By Jordyn Milewski On Thursday, the D.C. Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit against Coca-Cola over allegedly deceptive environmental marketing claims. The...
01 Jul, 2024 UN Secretary-General Urges Countries to Ban Fossil Fuel Advertising; Tells Ad Agencies to Drop Fossil Fuel Clients By Jordyn Milewski In a speech on World Environment Day, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for a ban on fossil fuel advertising, and called on...
05 Jun, 2024 CARU Recommends Children's YouTube Channel Include Material Connection Disclosures Clear to Children By Jordyn Milewski As part of its routine monitoring program, the Children's Advertising Review Unit ("CARU") opened an inquiry into videos and advertising...
17 May, 2024 FTC Letter Says Self-Regulatory Guidance Inconsistent with Federal Law By Jordyn Milewski This week, the FTC issued a letter to the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC), informing the self-regulatory body that certain...
26 Mar, 2024 Florida Passes Law Banning Social Media for Children Under 14 & Requiring Age Verification for Access to Material Harmful to Minors By Jordyn Milewski Yesterday, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the state's “Online Protection for Minors” bill (also known as HB3) which...
25 Mar, 2024 NAD Reviews "Ethically and Sustainably Sourced" Claims By Jordyn Milewski As part of its routine monitoring program, NAD challenged the follwoing claims made by Amyris Clean Beauty, Inc. in its Biossance...
27 Dec, 2023 FTC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Update COPPA Rule By Jordyn Milewski Zach Lewis Last week, the FTC issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking that will bring changes to the COPPA Rule, the set of FTC...
18 Sep, 2023 New FTC Staff Paper Addresses Dangers of Blurred Lines When Advertising to Kids; Provides Recommendations for Marketers By Jordyn Milewski Last week, the FTC released a new staff paper titled “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media.” The paper follows an...
17 Aug, 2023 Illinois Enacts Novel Law Regulating Children in Content By Jordyn Milewski Wendy Stryker On Friday, the Governor of Illinois announced he signed into law SB1782, a novel law which amends Illinois’s Child Labor Law to “create[]...
31 Jul, 2023 Court Dismisses "100% Recyclable" Suit Against Coca-Cola . . . Again By Jordyn Milewski Last week, the Northern District of California once again dismissed a putative class action lawsuit against Coca-Cola over bottles...
07 Dec, 2022 FTC Says It's Investigating Crypto Companies Over Digital Asset Advertising By Hannah Taylor According to a recent report by Bloomberg News, the Federal Trade Commission indicated that it is investigating various crypto companies...