Feb 16, 2024 HUGE numbers of influencers in Europe routinely flout disclosure rules, study finds By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The European Commission and various national consumer protection authorities have been carrying out a sweep of posts by 572 influencers....
Sep 22, 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...
Jul 05, 2023 The Advertising Self-Regulatory Institute updated its Digital Chart Regulation: New rules for influencer marketing By Donata Cordone Thanks to Denise Moretti and Livia Petrucci for collaborating on this article On June 1, 2023, the Advertising Self-Regulatory Institute...
Mar 26, 2023 New guidance on using and abusing #AD... has this label now lost all meaning? By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor In case you missed it, on 23 March 2023, the ASA published an updated version of its guidance entitled "Making clear that an ad is an...
Oct 12, 2022 SEC Penalizes Kim Kardashian Over $1 Million for Paid Crypto Post By Paavana Kumar Allison Fitzpatrick Sumi Naidoo The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) settled with Kim Kardashian over allegations she violated Section 17(b) of the Securities...
May 16, 2022 DCMS Select Committee calls for more powers for ASA and CMA to deal with influencer culture By Brinsley Dresden Last week the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee finally published its long-awaited report into influencer...
Sep 14, 2021 ISBA launches Influencer Marketing Code of Conduct and endorses #ad for disclosures. By Brinsley Dresden The UK's leading trade body for advertisers, the Incorporated Society of British Advertising (ISBA), has launched a new Code of Conduct...
Jun 17, 2021 The bad influencers need to be prosecuted, not named and shamed. By Brinsley Dresden This morning, the UK's Advertising Standards Authority has launched a new weapon in the war against recidivist influencers who fail to...
Apr 13, 2021 SAG-AFTRA Welcomes the Influencer By Howard Weingrad Samantha Rothaus Jordan Thompson After spending a decade carving out space in the industry, influencers are now being welcomed into the SAG-AFTRA union, which is...
Nov 23, 2020 Image Rights and Their Clash with Copyright Law: New Challenges and New Horizons By Lydia Mendola Images play a pivotal role in modern society, as they can convey various messages and acquire autonomous informational, commercial, or...
Jun 18, 2020 Influencers: to what extent are they allowed to lawfully portray third-party trademarks in their social media content without authorization? By Fabiana Bisceglia A recent injunction issued by the Court of Genoa in a proceeding between Philipp Plein and Ferrari provides useful guidelines on the...
Apr 26, 2020 The Italian Competition Authority Closes First Case on Micro-Influencer Marketing & Hidden Advertising By Fabiana Bisceglia Donata Cordone On February 25, 2020, the Italian Competition Authority (“AGCM”) closed its proceedings against the Italian food giant Barilla G. e R....
Feb 27, 2020 Influencers in Portugal under Investigation By Ricardo Henriques Back in June 2019 we referred that the General Directorate of Consumer Affairs (DGC), a public entity of the Ministry of Economy in...
Sep 15, 2019 Targeted social media approved by ASA By Brinsley Dresden A pattern is now emerging of the ASA rejecting complaints about social media campaigns for restricted products, such as HFSS and alcohol,...
Jul 03, 2019 Sanofi given bitter pill to swallow By GALA An interesting decision by the ASA against Sanofi this week covers issues around celebrities endorsing medicines and a consideration of...
Jun 12, 2019 Online Advertising: The Rules for "Influencers" and Advertisers By Ricardo Henriques The General Directorate of Consumer Affairs (DGC), a public entity of the Ministry of Economy in charge of consumer protection policy in...