28 Sep, 2023 Dufresne Group Pays $3.25M CAD for Dark Patterns and Unsupported Pricing By Kelly Harris Jane Huang In a recent investigation into dark patterns and unsupported pricing, the Canadian Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) concluded that The...
28 Sep, 2023 FTC Names Senior Executives in Suit Against Amazon for Use of “Dark Patterns” in Prime Enrollment Scheme By Paavana Kumar Alexa Meera Singh Ashley Haripal Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Amazon alleging that the company engaged in a tremendous...
28 Sep, 2023 3 new ASA cosmetic surgery decisions: Türkiye, Turkey, or chickens coming home to roost? By Brinsley Dresden Jessica Todd Updated: 3rd October 2023 Why has the ASA investigated these ads? And should it have done? Have you noticed the way that countries keep...
27 Sep, 2023 Planning to Advertise That You're "Fair Trade Certified"? By Jeff Greenbaum Chobani sells yogurt that is "Fair Trade Certified" -- and the front of the product packaging prominently displays the Fair Trade logo. ...
26 Sep, 2023 Exposing the Truth Behind Deepfakes in Political Ads By Samantha Rothaus Alexa Rozell Political advertisements showing clips of newscasts or politicians making speeches and talking to voters are nothing new – and with a...
26 Sep, 2023 ICYMI - IAA's Three-Part Series on Green Marketing By Jeff Greenbaum Today, the International Advertising Association released the final webinar in its three-part series, "New Developments in Environmental...
26 Sep, 2023 California’s “Delete Act” Takes Aim at Data Brokers By Gary A. Kibel Zachary Klein California is poised to enact a one-stop global deletion request option that all “data brokers” operating in the State would be required...
26 Sep, 2023 The Guideline on Consumer Reviews Has Been Published By Hande Hançar Baran Güney The Guideline on Consumer Reviews (“Guideline”), enacted by the Advertisement Board at the meeting dated 12.09.2023 and numbered 337, has...
25 Sep, 2023 The Girl with the Tiger King Tattoo Loses Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Netflix By Brian Murphy Tattoos again. (See here and here.) In the early days of the pandemic, tattoo parlors across the country - including one owned by...
22 Sep, 2023 Privacy Risks Increase in Canada By Kelly Harris Jane Huang Quebec’s private sector privacy law implements significant changes as the second round of amendments introduced by Law 25 come into force...
22 Sep, 2023 FTC to Host Virtual Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced that it is going to host a virtual roundtable on artificial intelligence and content...
22 Sep, 2023 Blurred Lines: FTC Report Finds Blurred Advertising Can Harm Kids By Allison Fitzpatrick Paavana Kumar Alexa Meera Singh Can you always tell when influencers are paid to feature a product in their content? Or if a brand is behind an unboxing video? Or if an...
20 Sep, 2023 Join Us in Croatia for an Advertising Seminar! By Stacy Bess The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance is sponsoring an advertising seminar which will take place on September 29, 2023 in Zagreb,...
20 Sep, 2023 Cryptocurrency – Online Scams – Hong Kong By Angus Forsyth s1. Multiple complaints have been made to the police about a specified cryptocurrency exchange trading in virtual assets. The...
18 Sep, 2023 12 State Privacy Laws in Play – Delaware’s Personal Data Privacy Act By Gary A. Kibel Emily Catron In the absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation, state law makers throughout the nation are enacting privacy laws, and...
18 Sep, 2023 Green or Simply Greenwashing? By Baran Güney Hande Hançar Advertisers frequently integrate environmental claims into their advertisements and promotions to portray their products and services as...