18 Jul, 2024 This Content is Not Intended for Mature Audiences: CARU Investigates Disclosures on the Vlad and Niki YouTube Channel By Allison Fitzpatrick Alexa Meera Singh Ashley Haripal Through the Children’s Advertising Review Unit’s (CARU) routine monitoring activities, CARU opened an investigation into the “Vlad and...
18 Jul, 2024 Taking Out the Trash: New Junk Fee Laws Impact Pricing Practices By Paavana Kumar Ashley Haripal We are about to see an enormous uptick in federal and state regulation of “junk fees” – and the class action bar is undoubtedly preparing...
13 Dec, 2023 Whose Ad is it Anyway? NAD Finds “Sponsored” Insufficient Disclosure of Material Connection in Social Posts By Allison Fitzpatrick Alexa Meera Singh Ashley Haripal The FTC recently updated its Endorsement Guides, in part to provide clarity and guidance on sufficient disclosure of material connections...
28 Sep, 2023 FTC Names Senior Executives in Suit Against Amazon for Use of “Dark Patterns” in Prime Enrollment Scheme By Paavana Kumar Alexa Meera Singh Ashley Haripal Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Amazon alleging that the company engaged in a tremendous...
05 Jul, 2023 Roblox Found in Violation of CARU’s Advertising Guidelines By Allison Fitzpatrick Jeremy Merkel Ashley Haripal The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), a self-regulatory organization that monitors advertising directed to children under the...
12 May, 2023 As Federal and State Governments Take Action Against TikTok, What Should Brands and Agencies Know? By Allison Fitzpatrick Gary A. Kibel Andrew Richman Ashley Haripal +1 more... Show less Trendy social media app TikTok gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic and has been on a meteoric rise ever since. Despite its...
08 May, 2023 FTC Orders The Bountiful Company to Pay $600,000 in Fines in First Case Challenging “Review Hijacking” By Paavana Kumar Alexa Meera Singh Ashley Haripal Given the increasing reliance consumers have on product reviews when making purchase decisions, the FTC is honing in on companies’...
18 Apr, 2023 Faced with Increasing Pressure, Roblox Adopts New Advertising Standards By Allison Fitzpatrick Ashley Haripal Roblox recently updated its Community Standards and introduced new Advertising Standards that will have a significant impact on brands’...