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05.30.19

Virtual Currency Gets Real Social Media Ads

Reversing course, Facebook has relaxed the advertising standards for the promotion of blockchain, cryptocurrency and other financial products on the social media site.


05.30.19

FTC Commissioners Discuss Authority

The commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently appeared before Congress, testifying before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, and sitting down with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Consumer ...


05.23.19

FTC, App Stores Break Up With Dating Apps

Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store dumped three dating apps after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a warning letter to their operator about apparent FTC Act and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) violations.


05.23.19

NAD Washes Out Superiority Claims in Tide Pods Commercial

The National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that Procter & Gamble (P&G) discontinue a television commercial featuring a comparative product demonstration performed by former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.


05.23.19

Cochlear Implant Magazine Ad Gets NAD Attention

A cochlear implant company has agreed to permanently modify its magazine advertising after the National Advertising Division (NAD) reviewed a problematic ad as part of its routine monitoring program.


05.23.19

North Dakota Jumps on Auto Renewal Law Bandwagon

Joining the recent trend of jurisdictions stepping up oversight of automatic renewal laws, North Dakota has enacted a measure regulating auto renewal provisions in the state.


05.16.19

FTC Actions Emphasize Data Security

In the most recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) actions alleging data security violations, the agency settled with an online rewards website and a dress-up games website over allegations that the sites failed to take reasonable steps to secure consumers’ data.


05.16.19

It’s a Deal: SAG-AFTRA Ratifies New Commercials Contract

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) members overwhelmingly voted to ratify the 2019 SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract, which was finalized by SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) on April 2, 2019, following months of negotiations.


05.16.19

A Catfight Over Copyright

A photographer has filed suit against Clorox and its ad company for copyright infringement, arguing that the defendants made use of her photos far beyond what the parties agreed in the contract.


05.16.19

Update on State Privacy Laws

In the latest developments surrounding state-level privacy laws, legislators advanced amendments that could ease the burden of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), while the Washington Privacy Act (WPA) appears dead in the water—for now.