7/15/2025 12:07:26 PM FTC Charges Telemedicine Company With Deceptive Marketing of Weight Loss Products By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with telemedicine company NextMed, resolving allegations that the...
6/27/2025 11:45:41 AM X Bans Hashtags in Ads: What's Next for Influencer Disclosures? By Jeff Greenbaum Yesterday, Elon Musk announced that X (formerly known as Twitter) will no longer permit hashtags to be used in advertising that appears...
6/18/2025 7:04:39 PM Paid Partnership Problems: Uptick in Influencer Class Actions and NAD Scrutiny By Melissa Steinman Jay Prapaisilp By Melissa Landau Steinman, Margaret Ulle & Jay Prapaisilp As influencer marketing continues to dominate social media, the legal risks...
4/22/2025 2:24:48 PM Is a Disclosure Needed When a Brand is Paid to "Recommend" Another Brand? By Jeff Greenbaum When an advertiser engages an influencer to promote its products, advertisers are very familiar with the rule that the influencer must...
3/19/2025 10:13:09 PM National Advertising Division Targets Celebrity, Influencer, and Third-Party Marketing in Recent Decisions By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp The National Advertising Division (NAD) recently issued a series of decisions addressing influencer and third-party marketing. The NAD is...
2/7/2025 1:49:44 PM Yrefy Enters Into $750K Settlement With Massachusetts Over Use of Celebrity Endorsers By Jeff Greenbaum The Securities Division of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts just entered into a settlement with Yrefy, a...
11/18/2024 4:38:07 PM Foul! SEC Faults Investment Adviser for Inadequate Disclosures on Professional Athlete Endorsements By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) isn’t the only regulator in town when it comes to endorsements and testimonials. The Securities and...
9/3/2024 8:15:18 PM Façade, Fraud: FTC Final Rule Banning Fake Reviews By Len Gordon By Leonard L. Gordon, Shannon Sansom & Ellis McKennie On August 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule aimed at...
8/10/2024 3:42:31 PM CarShield Pays $10M to Settle FTC Charges That It Used Misleading Ads and Endorsements By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with CarShield, a marketer of vehicle service contracts, along with...
7/28/2024 1:38:41 PM Cameo Enters Into Multistate Settlement Over Endorsement Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a 30-state settlement with Cameo, the celebrity video app, resolving...
7/18/2024 6:57:56 PM This Content is Not Intended for Mature Audiences: CARU Investigates Disclosures on the Vlad and Niki YouTube Channel By Allison Fitzpatrick Alexa Meera Singh Ashley Haripal Through the Children’s Advertising Review Unit’s (CARU) routine monitoring activities, CARU opened an investigation into the “Vlad and...
4/9/2024 8:23:29 PM Social Media, Influencers, and Endorsements: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit By Melissa Steinman Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing teams navigate their...
4/8/2024 5:14:11 PM Listen to Episode 8 of Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show—”Social Media, Influencers, and Endorsements” By Shahin Rothermel Episode 8 of the Ad Law Tool Kit Show, “Social Media, Influencers, and Endorsements,” is now available. Listen here, or search for it in...
2/16/2024 4:38:16 PM You're Invited: "Consumer Endorsements and Reviews -- An International Perspective" By Jeff Greenbaum On February 21st, the American Bar Association is hosting a webinar, “Consumer Endorsements and Reviews – an International Perspective.” ...
12/18/2023 11:20:56 PM You're Invited: "Consumer Endorsements and Reviews -- An International Perspective" By Jeff Greenbaum On February 21, 2024, the American Bar Association's Antitrust Law Section will be sponsoring a webinar, “Consumer Endorsements and...
12/10/2023 9:06:03 PM 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...