6/4/2026 4:25:11 PM Shutterstock Settles with FTC for $35 Million for Subscription and Negative Option Marketing Practices By Len Gordon Shahin Rothermel Margaret Ulle Continuing with its aggressive enforcement of negative option marketing, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $35 million...
6/4/2026 4:22:38 PM FTC and State AGs Target Reviews and Deceptive Business Listings in Home Services By Shahin Rothermel Len Gordon Margaret Ulle The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Illinois attorney general filed a federal...
6/4/2026 4:15:04 PM 2026 as a Turning Point: Brazil's Digital ECA and the Reshaping of Advertising and Privacy in the Data Economy By Roberta Medina Gabriela A. Guimarães Valdir Rocha The consolidation of the digital economy has profoundly transformed how children and adolescents socialize, consume, and access...
6/3/2026 3:01:02 PM Sales All Year Round! By Olivier Sasserath In a series of 3 rulings handed down on 20 May 2026, the Belgian Council of State (highest administrative court) confirms what most legal...
6/3/2026 10:37:07 AM Like a seagull on the esplanade, the ASA dumps on Brighton Council from a great height. By Brinsley Dresden Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Rebecca Moore The Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling against Brighton & Hove City Council concerning a digital poster campaign about the dangers...
6/2/2026 12:03:10 PM Final Agenda and Speakers Announced for Cannes Rules! By Jeff Greenbaum Cannes Rules! – the first-ever, full day program devoted to advertising law and self-regulation in Cannes – has just released the full...
6/1/2026 7:42:53 PM What Gets Advertised on Sarajevo's Tram Stops — and What Doesn't By Jasmina Suljovic Mirna Milanovic-Lalic Walk past a tram stop in Sarajevo and you might not give the advertising panels much thought. But behind those frames sits a surprisingly...
6/1/2026 5:36:23 PM Inside the Ad Law Tool Kit: Fee Disclosures By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp Join us as we offer a sneak peek into select chapters from the newly released 14th edition of Venable’s Advertising Law Tool Kit, which...
6/1/2026 5:28:56 PM Online Retailers Face Rising Risk from Strike-Through Pricing Claims By Shahin Rothermel Ellen Berge A recent review of civil filings in Washington, DC reveals a conspicuous pattern challenging strike-through pricing: a single nonprofit...
5/31/2026 9:17:07 AM Clinically Proven? Prove It. By Brinsley Dresden The phrase "clinically proven" is one of the most powerful claims in a beauty marketer's ‘Arsenal’*. It sounds scientific, authoritative,...
5/30/2026 11:01:07 AM What’s Gary Neville got that Thierry Henry hasn't? Yoof appeal! By Brinsley Dresden On 27 May 2026, the Advertising Standards Authority published two gambling advertising rulings on the same day, one of which involved a...
5/26/2026 4:13:55 PM New Draft Rules for Digital Avatars and Virtual Humans in China By Eric Johnson Philip Qu On April 3, 2026, China’s Cyberspace Administration (CAC) released draft Measures for the Management of Digital Virtual Human Information...
5/21/2026 9:30:23 PM What to Know about Colorado’s Repeal and Replacement of its Landmark AI Act By Gary A. Kibel Samantha Rothaus The Original Colorado AI Act In May 2024, Colorado made national headlines by enacting the Colorado AI Act (SB 24-205), which established...
5/18/2026 2:29:28 PM AI in Advertising: ASCI’s New Draft Disclosure Guidelines By Sharad Vadehra Kanu Priya Aakriti Vadehra Overview The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has released draft guidelines requiring brands to disclose the use of...
5/15/2026 5:32:06 PM Where's the beef? In the full life cycle, apparently. By Brinsley Dresden Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Rebecca Moore Chris Packham is not a man known for backing down from a fight. Whether it's badgers, bird of prey persecution, or the BBC's scheduling...
5/14/2026 10:19:01 PM U.S. vs. UK Contract Law in Advertising Agency Agreements Explained By Barry Benjamin By Barry Benjamin Negotiating a cross-border, U.S./U.K. advertising agency services agreement adds some additional wrinkles to the...