19 Jan, 2024 FTC Hearing Participants Voice Concerns with Proposed Negative Option Rule By Kate Patton During a virtual informal hearing on January 16, several organizations presented their concerns—both procedural and substantive—with the...
28 Dec, 2023 FCC Rule Imposes New ‘One-to-One’ Consent Requirements for Robocalls, Robotexts By Kate Patton In an effort to further protect consumers from unwanted and illegal calls and text messages, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
11 Oct, 2023 FTC Proposes Rule on "Junk Fees" By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is proposing a rule prohibiting "junk fees," which the FTC called, "hidden and bogus fees...
22 Sep, 2023 “Don’t wait to get a CID from the FTC,” Levine Warns Advertisers at NAD Conference By Kate Patton At the National Advertising Division’s annual conference this week in Philadelphia, Samuel Levine, Director of the Federal Trade...
13 Jun, 2023 FCC Initiates Rulemaking to Bolster Consumers’ Consent Rights Under TCPA By Kate Patton Following its open meeting last month during which it considered a variety of anti-robocall tools and strategies, the Federal...
24 May, 2023 FCC Seeking Comment on Proposed Anti-Robocall Measures, TCPA Consent Issues By Kate Patton During its May open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission considered a Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,...
24 Oct, 2022 Proposed FTC Rulemaking and Recent Enforcement Combat "Junk Fees" By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is exploring a rule to crack down on "junk fees," which the FTC defines as “unnecessary,...
20 Oct, 2022 FTC Begins Rulemaking on Reviews and Endorsements By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is considering issuing new rules to "combat deceptive or unfair review and...
17 Sep, 2022 FTC Proposes New Rule Addressing Government and Business Impersonation Scams By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking comment on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in connection with its proposal to...
17 Dec, 2021 FTC Launches Rulemaking to Fight Impersonation Fraud By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it is launching a rulemaking aimed at combating government and business impersonation fraud,...
16 Jun, 2021 FTC Announces Review of Business Opportunity Rule By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission announced that, as part of its systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, it is...
26 Mar, 2021 FTC Acting Chairwoman Announces New Focus on Rulemaking By Jeff Greenbaum Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter announced that the FTC is creating a new "rulemaking group" within the...