01 Oct, 2024 California Privacy Protection Agency Warns Businesses Against “Dark Patterns” and Urges “Symmetry in Choice” By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp By Leonard L. Gordon, Kelly Bastide & Jay Prapaisilp Not to be left behind by other regulators, the California Privacy Protection Agency...
27 Sep, 2024 Handle Autorenewal Programs with Care: Federal Trade Commission Targets Care.com for Alleged Dark Patterns and Earnings Claims By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp By Shahin O. Rothermel, Jay Prapaisilp & Glen Hisani Companies that care about avoiding Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action should take...
04 Aug, 2024 D.C. Attorney General Sues StubHub Over Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwab announced that he filed a lawsuit against StubHub, in which he alleges that the...
15 Apr, 2024 Not Strict Enough: California Proposes Further Amendments to Automatic Renewal Law By Paavana Kumar Jeremy Merkel Operating a subscription-based company in 2024 continues to be a constantly moving target of compliance. California, which already had...
18 Jan, 2024 FTC Bans Lead Generator from Participating in Robocalls in $7 Million Settlement By Shahin Rothermel By Shahin O. Rothermel & Jay Prapaisilp The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Proposed Stipulated Order with lead generator...
10 Dec, 2023 Enforcement Action Highlights Concerns About Dark Patterns, Deceptive Reviews and Endorsements, and Emerging Technology Claims By Jeff Greenbaum In late November, the Federal Trade Commission and the California Attorney General's Office reached a settlement with DNA testing company...
05 Oct, 2023 Insights from the 2023 NAD Conference: ESG, Dark Patterns, AI & More By Ronald Urbach Alexa Meera Singh The recent National Advertising Division (NAD) annual conference focused on the latest developments in advertising law, including issues...
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...
08 Mar, 2023 Controls of the E-commerce Industry in Poland By Ewa Skrzydlo-Tefelska Marta Kowalczuk-Kedzierska On 1st January 2023, a number of regulations implementing Directive 2019/2161 - Omnibus - came into force in Poland. Many laws were...
23 Feb, 2023 Top 10 Issues for 2023 By Allison Fitzpatrick James Johnston Paavana Kumar Brooke Singer Louis DiLorenzo Alexa Meera Singh +3 more... Show less The top advertising and marketing issues this year are largely focused on one theme: Protection. Marketers will need to be aware of...
06 Jan, 2023 2023 Top Privacy Issues: New Laws & Expanded Enforcement By Gary A. Kibel Richard S. Eisert Zachary Klein Jeremy Merkel Emily Catron +2 more... Show less Privacy laws and enforcement will see some big changes in 2023. Last year brought more state laws and regulations, as well as FTC and...
17 Oct, 2022 FTC Staff Report Brings Dark Patterns to Light By Gary A. Kibel Paavana Kumar Alexa Meera Singh Trick or treat? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff is focused on one “trick” this spooky season: Designing user interfaces to trick...
18 Sep, 2022 FTC Releases Staff Report on "Dark Patterns," Warning Marketers That "These Traps Will Not be Tolerated" By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission released a staff report, Bringing Dark Patterns to Light, which highlights the FTC's concern...
30 Jun, 2022 California’s Amended Automatic Renewal Law Takes Effect July 1, 2022: What Subscription-Based Companies Need to Know By Gary A. Kibel Paavana Kumar Businesses offering subscription-based products or continuous services must be ready to comply with California’s amended automatic...
03 Jun, 2022 FTC Seeks Public Comment on Updating Its Dot-Com Disclosure Guidelines By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it plans to update its business guidance, ".com Disclosures: How to Make Effective...
25 Mar, 2022 NYAG Settles With Online Travel Agency Over Use of "Dark Patterns" and Other Deceptive Marketing By Jeff Greenbaum The New York Attorney General's Office announced that it reached a $2.6 million settlement with Fareportal Inc., the operator of online...