29 Apr, 2021 Due Diligence to Be Observed by Social Media Intermediaries and Significant Social Media Intermediaries Under Information Technology Rules, 2021 By Sharad Vadehra The Government of India has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 in...
28 Apr, 2021 Competition Authority Launched Inquiry on Online Advertising Sector By Hande Hançar Baran Güney The Competition Authority recently announced the launch of an inquiry related to the online advertising sector. The announcement mentions...
27 Apr, 2021 Targeted advertising on social media and GDPR By Peter Marciš Do you target your advertising on social media platforms? (Of course, you do). Then you should know that you may be responsible for...
25 Apr, 2021 You're Invited: "International Perspectives on Key Issues in Agency-Advertiser Agreements" By Matt Vittone On Thursday, May 6th, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance ("GALA") will be hosting a webinar, “International Perspectives on Key...
24 Apr, 2021 FCC Amends Sponsor ID Rules to Require Disclosure of Foreign Government-Provided Content By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Communications Commission adopted new sponsorship identification requirements that require broadcasters to disclose when...
23 Apr, 2021 NYC Sues Exxon, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute, Alleging Greenwashing By Jeff Greenbaum On Earth Day, the City of New York filed suit against Exxon, Shell, BP, and the American Petroleum Institute, alleging that they violated...
23 Apr, 2021 New CONAR (National Council for Advertising Self-Regulation) Rules for Advertising by Influencers By João Vitor de Oliveira Valdir Rocha Luiz Leao Roberta Medina +1 more... Show less In December 2020, CONAR presented the Digital Influencer Advertising Guidelines to the Ministry of Justice. It updated the guidelines for...
22 Apr, 2021 Advertising against Food Quotas By Irena Lišková Czech Confederation of Commerce and Tourism (CCCT) has recently launched a campaign fighting the proposed amendment to the Food Act,...
22 Apr, 2021 U.S. Supreme Court Limits the FTC's Ability to Obtain Monetary Relief By Jeff Greenbaum In an important and long-awaited decision, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held today that the Federal Trade Commission does not have...
22 Apr, 2021 Apple Makes Big Changes to Its Tracking System By Gary A. Kibel Alexa Rozell With the launch of iOS 14.5 slated for next week, Apple’s long-awaited changes to the use of its persistent identifier known as the...
22 Apr, 2021 Emphasis on Social Responsibility as New Rules Come Into Play for Alcohol Advertisers By Julika Wahlmann-Smith Erich Bachmann The newly adopted Advertising Standards Authority’s (ASA) Alcohol Advertising and Promotion Code (Code) provides significant changes to...
21 Apr, 2021 Hungarian Competition Authority Helps Undertakings to Avoid ‘Greenwashing’ By Aniko Keller Lilla Szabo This article is a follow-up to our previous report on ‘greenwashing’. In recent years, ‘greenwashing’ has become important to...
21 Apr, 2021 Probably the best response to the collapse of the European Super League in the world. By Brinsley Dresden OK, so "Probably the best lager in the world" was Carlsberg's strap line. But Heineken's social media response to the collapse of the...
21 Apr, 2021 Fast Fashion and Faux Fur: Fact or Fiction? By Brinsley Dresden Today, the Advertising Standards Authority only published one formal adjudication, but it is an interesting one. The advertiser was an...
19 Apr, 2021 Austria: "Oral Vaccination" Illegal Label for Wine By Dr Stefan Kofler In March 2021, a winery put a wine on sale with the label "Oral Vaccination” (in German: Schluckimpfung) as a PR campaign. A week ago,...
16 Apr, 2021 IAA Releases Privacy Download Episode on Brazilian General Data Protection Law By Daniel Goldberg The International Advertising Association has released another episode of its "Privacy Download" web series. In this episode, Roberta...