Jan 29, 2021 To consume, or not to consume, that is the question By Peter Marciš The Slovak Advertising Standards Council (SRPR) assessed the food chamber's complaint against a series of Christmas advertisements of the...
Jan 29, 2021 Sexist government advertising makes the case for the return of the Central Office of Information By Brinsley Dresden God knows these are dark times. This second lockdown (or is it the third?) is beginning to take its toll, even on those of us who rather...
Jan 28, 2021 GALA Releases Latest Global Guide for Laws Related to Ambush Marketing By Christopher Chase With international marketers readying for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) has released...
Jan 27, 2021 CMA poised to get personal on pricing algorithms! By James Gill The CMA has published an eye-opening paper on algorithms, showing how they can, if misused, reduce competition in digital markets and...
Jan 25, 2021 Claim in Shampoo Advertisement Challenged before the Appeal Commission By Ricardo Henriques Margarida Castillo Silva On the 12th of January of 2021, the Portuguese Self-Regulation Appeal Commission was presented with a dispute to decide on the validity...
Jan 22, 2021 The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Strikes Again By Triana Uribe & Michelsen Ltda This time the company BODYTECH was sanctioned with a fine of USD$50,150. The reason, incomplete, unclear and confusing information given...
Jan 19, 2021 Portuguese Data Protection Authority Agenda for 2021 By Ricardo Henriques Margarida Castillo Silva Sofia Agostinho In an atypical year like 2020, the Portuguese National Data Protection Commission (henceforth 'CNPD') has made every effort to fulfil its...
Jan 19, 2021 Don’t Smile at the Camera — New Biometric Data Laws By Gary A. Kibel Oriyan Gitig Biometric data is seen as a preferred means of identification by many businesses. Unlocking a smartphone using facial recognition and...
Jan 19, 2021 Sales Promotion and Equal Access to Health Services By Irena Lišková In cooperation with some private medical clinics that belong to the same group of companies Czech Republic´s Prime Minister's Trust Fund,...
Jan 19, 2021 FTC Cracks Down on Mobile Gaming Middlemen Offering In-Game Rewards and Offers By Melissa Steinman Chris Boone Last week the FTC announced it had settled with mobile advertising platform Tapjoy regarding allegations that it failed to provide...
Jan 15, 2021 You're Invited: "Global Advertising Law & Policy Issues -- Fireside Chat with FTC's Stacy Feuer" By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association is hosting a webinar, "Global Advertising Law & Policy Issues," on January 28, 2021, at 9 a.m....
Jan 15, 2021 LGBTQ representation in advertising - Cadbury's Creme Egg cracks it By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The only shocking thing about the latest Cadbury's Creme Egg ad is that it seems way too soon to be talking about Easter, especially...
Jan 15, 2021 You're Invited: "Hot Topics in Advertising Law in North America" By Jeff Greenbaum On February 24, 2021, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance is hosing a webinar, "Hot Topics in Advertising Law in North America." The...
Jan 14, 2021 SAMR Strengthens Regulation of Recalls of Consumer Products Sold Online By Justina Zhang The Interim Provisions on the Administration of Recalls of Consumer Products(the “Provisions”), issued by the State Administration for...
Jan 13, 2021 Regulators and Businesses Are Racing to Fill the Collegiate NIL Void By James Johnston After years of court challenges and shifting public perceptions, 2021 promises to be a year of fundamental change for collegiate name,...
Jan 13, 2021 YouTube latest platform to suspend Trump By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor On Wednesday 13 January, YouTube became the latest platform to suspend President Donald Trump. YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc, has been...