6/30/2023 4:03:20 PM Fast-charging claims spark a debate By Ardie Yilinkou On 28th June 2023, Hyundai and Toyota found themselves on the wrong side of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) relating to a...
6/30/2023 2:29:13 PM FTC Releases Updated Endorsement Guides and Proposes New Rule on Fake Reviews By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission released its updated Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in advertising. ...
6/27/2023 5:59:11 PM FTC Settles With Marketer Over Qualified "Made in USA" Claim By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission's Enforcement Policy Statement on U.S. Origin Claims says that, in order to make an unqualified "made in...
6/26/2023 11:15:14 AM ASA announces stricter interpretation of green claims, with greater emphasis on social responsibility. By Brinsley Dresden Geraint Lloyd-Taylor On Friday 23rd June the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority issued an updated version of their guidance on misleading environmental...
6/22/2023 9:41:58 PM Don’t miss: Our ‘Fireside Chat’ at the Campaign Breakfast Briefing on "The Future of Generative AI in Advertising". By Brinsley Dresden On Thursday 29th June my colleague, JJ Shaw, will be speaking at Campaign Magazine UK's Breakfast Briefing on "The Future of Generative...
6/16/2023 2:45:14 PM Biden Announces Voluntary Commitments by Companies on "Junk Fees" By Jeff Greenbaum Last November, President Biden said that his Administration planned to take on so-called "junk fees." Accompanied by CFPB Director Rohit...
6/15/2023 8:27:49 PM AGCOM Issues Guidelines and Regulation for Complaint and Redress Mechanism By Chiara Marchisotti Thanks to Angelo Aimar for collaborating on this article On May 26, 2023, AGCOM published Resolution No. 115/23/CONS implementing Article...
6/15/2023 8:25:11 PM Scraping to Train Artificial Intelligence Is Raising Issues By Lydia Mendola Thanks to Angelo Aimar for collaborating on this article With use of generative AI models growing, content owners affected by...
6/15/2023 1:18:56 PM Pseudonymization and anonymization of data: Recent developments from European case-law By Laura Liguori Eleonora Curreli Thanks to Elena Mandarà for collaborating on this article On April 26, 2023, the General Court of the European Union issued its decision...
6/15/2023 1:17:29 PM The European Parliament Passed a Draft Regulation Known as the A.I. Act By Caroline Bouvier Today, the European Parliament passed a draft regulation known as the A.I. Act, which would put new restrictions on what are seen as the...
6/12/2023 1:34:38 PM FCC Levies $5 Million Fine for Political Calling Campaign That Violated the TCPA By Craig Gilley Laura Stefani As part of a broader campaign to go after “robocall” violations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a $5,134,500...
6/8/2023 12:27:14 AM FIFA’s offset claims ruled offside By Brinsley Dresden The Swiss advertising regulator, the Commission for Loyalty, has ruled that FIFA’s claims that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was the first...
6/7/2023 7:05:24 PM Influencers: France Just Brought in New Law to Prevent Abuse By Caroline Bouvier France has approved a law that targets influencers and aims at protecting consumers, especially the younger ones. On June 1, 2023, the...
6/7/2023 4:15:15 PM Fuelling the debate around sustainability By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Making environmental claims in the UK is a tricky business, and now the ASA has poured fuel on the fire with another three rulings...
6/6/2023 5:59:56 PM You're Invited: "New Developments in Environmental Marketing Regulation -- Americas" By Jeff Greenbaum On Wednesday, June 28th at 9:00 a.m. EDT, the International Advertising Association will be hosting a webinar, "New Developments in...
6/6/2023 3:26:34 PM Securities and Exchange Board of India Issues Advertisement Code for Investment Advisers and Research Analysts By Sharad Vadehra Kanu Priya Aakriti Vadehra In a proactive move to safeguard the interests of investors in the Indian securities market, the Securities and Exchange Board of India...