3/31/2021 9:54:49 PM Another fake endorsement by Martin Lewis exposes a flaw in ad regulation, again.....but is there a solution? By Brinsley Dresden This week, the Advertising Standards Authority banned yet another ad for a financial product which falsely claimed to be endorsed by...
3/31/2021 9:22:39 PM Fighting ‘Greenwashing’ – Extensive Sweep Conducted by the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network By Aniko Keller Lilla Szabo Sustainability plays a pivotal role in the decision-making process of today’s consumers. They tend to opt for products with labels such...
3/31/2021 6:24:30 PM FTC's March Closing Letters -- More "Made in USA" Investigations By Jeff Greenbaum As part of its continued focus on deceptive "made in USA" claims, in March, the FTC closed three investigations all involving allegations...
3/30/2021 12:00:00 AM Wrapping up our GALA panel on "DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS” By Paula Fernandez Pfizenmaier Last week, members of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance presented the "HOT TOPICS IN GLOBAL ADVERTISING LAW” conference. The event...
3/23/2021 5:27:28 PM Voyeurism/Non-Consensual Photography of Intimate Parts - Need For Creation of New Offences on Internet, Mobile Phones & Distribution on Social Media By Angus Forsyth As is often the case in these speed driven times technology and its concomitant propensity to nurture novel criminal activity are a long...
3/19/2021 6:35:24 PM You're Invited: "Global Advertising Law & Policy Issues -- Fireside Chat With Ad Standards Canada" By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association is hosting a webinar, "Global Advertising Law & Policy Issues," on April 22, 2021, at 9:00 a.m....
3/19/2021 3:06:52 PM How to lose friends and influence people By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The ASA is losing patience with influencer marketing, after its recent study showed that influencers are still breaking consumer and...
3/18/2021 7:33:05 PM Cookies and Other Tracking Technologies: Interesting Insights from the French Data Protection Agency By Caroline Bouvier On March 18, 2021, the French data protection agency (CNIL) published, on its website, a very clear and detailed Q&A page, dedicated to...
3/18/2021 6:01:31 PM GALA Elects New Officers to Executive Committee By Jeff Greenbaum At the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance annual meeting this week, the members of GALA reelected Daniel Haije as Vice Chair and...
3/17/2021 7:50:29 PM GALA Recognizes Member Milestones at its Annual Meeting By Jeff Greenbaum At today's annual meeting of the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance, we recognized members who celebrated milestones with the...
3/16/2021 1:14:41 PM Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (“PDPO”) – Hong Kong Law Does Not Provide a Right to Be Forgotten! By Angus Forsyth On 2nd July 2014, the Police arrested a number of persons for participating in an unauthorised assembly and obstructing police officers...
3/15/2021 9:30:25 PM Considerations on the New Front-of-Pack Labeling of Foods Bill (or How to Explain to Our Kids That Kinder Surprise Eggs Have No Surprise Inside) By Paula Fernandez Pfizenmaier The following are considerations on the new Front-of-Pack Labeling of Foods bill in Argentina, which secured initial approval in the...
3/8/2021 3:39:42 PM Airbnb Fined for Not Complying With Commitments Made to Hungarian Competition Authority in 2018 By Aniko Keller The HCA has imposed a fine on Airbnb for failing to fully meet its commitments concerning amendments to the information provided to its...
3/3/2021 10:37:38 PM Guest Blog: Don't Leave Brand Ambassador Relationships to Chance! By Mick Carter, Senior Vice President, The Marketing Arm By Brinsley Dresden I recently had an exchange on LinkedIn with my friend and client Mick Carter, Senior Vice President of The Marketing Arm. Mick had posted...
3/2/2021 2:06:14 PM FTC Reaches Six Figure Settlement With Promotional Products Company Over "Made in USA" Claims By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with promotional products company Gennex Media, resolving allegations...