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...
6/27/2025 11:45:41 AM X Bans Hashtags in Ads: What's Next for Influencer Disclosures? By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, Elon Musk announced that X (formerly known as Twitter) will no longer permit hashtags to be used in advertising that appears...
6/3/2025 2:22:17 PM FINRA Obtains $1.6M Settlement Over Influencer Posts By Jeff Greenbaum In May, Webull Financial agreed to pay a $1.6 million fine to settle charges brought by the Financial lndustry Regulatory Authority that...
4/18/2025 5:09:18 PM Another One: Revolve Hit with $50M Class Action Over Undisclosed Influencer Ads By Hannah Taylor Just four days ago, I wrote about two class actions taking aim at influencer campaigns that allegedly failed to follow disclosure rules...
4/14/2025 1:26:14 PM Beyond the FTC: Class Actions Hit Influencer Marketing By Hannah Taylor For years, influencer marketing enforcement has largely been the domain of the FTC, but two consumer class actions filed in early 2025...
3/30/2025 3:43:58 AM Mumbai Notebook - What are the Top Priorities for Advertising SROs? By Jeff Greenbaum At the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation annual meeting in Mumbai last week, ICAS Director Sibylle Stanciu-Loeckx...
3/29/2025 2:49:06 AM NAD Continues To Focus on Influencer Disclosures By Terri Seligman In yet another Decision from NAD addressing influencer disclosures, demonstrating the self-regulatory body’s ongoing concern with the...
1/10/2025 7:09:30 PM You're Invited: IAA's "Global Advertising Law Developments: Year in Review" By Jeff Greenbaum On Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, the International Advertising Association will be hosting a webinar, “Global Advertising Law...
12/17/2024 8:20:57 PM What the “Sad Beige Lawsuit” Can Teach Us About IP in the Influencer Space By Hannah Taylor Molly Rothschild At its core, the case the internet is referring to as the “sad beige lawsuit” is a feud between two social media influencers, Sydney...
7/2/2024 3:44:35 PM Can a Violation of State Consumer Protection Law be Based on a Failure to Comply with the FTC's Endorsement Guides? By Jeff Greenbaum As part of its marketing efforts for Blue Ice Vodka, 21st Century Spirits engages influencers to promote the product in social media. In...
11/29/2023 10:23:18 PM Is #Ad Still Enough? By Hannah Taylor After the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced in June a finalized new version of its Endorsement Guides, brands, influencers and...
11/18/2023 3:22:09 PM FTC's New Warning Letters About Influencer Disclosures Include Important Guidance for Marketers By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to two trade associations and a dozen influencers that the trade...
8/22/2023 1:37:24 PM FTC's New Endorsement Guide FAQs Provide Answers to the Questions You've Been Asking (And to Questions You Didn't Know You Had) By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this summer, the Federal Trade Commission released its updated "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in...
6/30/2023 2:29:13 PM FTC Releases Updated Endorsement Guides and Proposes New Rule on Fake Reviews By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission released its updated Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. ...
4/10/2023 8:08:24 PM You're Invited: Upcoming Webinars, Seminars, and Conferences By Jeff Greenbaum If you're interested in hearing more about the latest developments in advertising, intellectual property, and privacy law, lawyers from...
1/17/2023 1:07:41 PM What Would The FTC's Proposed Non-Compete Ban Mean For Influencer Contracts? By Terri Seligman Much has already been written about the FTC’s new proposed rule on non-competes. As reported by my own colleagues in our Employment Law...