04 Nov, 2024 The 1st Portuguese Digital Influencer Advertising Guide: Mommies and Social Media By Ricardo Henriques Leonor de Sá e Frade On October 25th, 2024, the Portuguese General Directorship for Consumer Affairs (DGC) and the Portuguese General-Directorship for Health...
03 Sep, 2024 Can Social Networks and Influencers advertise Gambling: The Bulgarian National Revenue Agency interprets the Scope of the Gambling Law By Violetta Kunze In April 2024, the Bulgarian Parliament adopted amendments to the Gambling Law which entered into force on 18 May 2024. The law...
26 Aug, 2024 FTC Fines Car Companies $10 Million Calling Out Influencers and Endorsers By Len Gordon Jay Prapaisilp This summer the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has turned up the heat on two companies that provide extended car repair coverage,...
02 Jul, 2024 Can a Violation of State Consumer Protection Law be Based on a Failure to Comply with the FTC's Endorsement Guides? By Jeff Greenbaum As part of its marketing efforts for Blue Ice Vodka, 21st Century Spirits engages influencers to promote the product in social media. In...
09 Apr, 2024 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...
08 Apr, 2024 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...
18 Dec, 2023 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...
18 Nov, 2023 FTC's New Warning Letters About Influencer Disclosures Include Important Guidance for Marketers By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters to two trade associations and a dozen influencers that the trade...
12 Oct, 2023 CARU’s New Metaverse Guidelines: Safeguarding Children in the Digital Frontier By Allison Fitzpatrick The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), a division of BBB National Programs, recently announced guidelines for child-directed...
22 Aug, 2023 FTC's New Endorsement Guide FAQs Provide Answers to the Questions You've Been Asking (And to Questions You Didn't Know You Had) By Jeff Greenbaum Earlier this summer, the Federal Trade Commission released its updated "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in...
05 Jul, 2023 14 Years in the Making: FTC Unveils Updated FTC Endorsement Guides By Paavana Kumar Allison Fitzpatrick Alexa Meera Singh Today, the FTC announced its newly revised and long-awaited Endorsement Guides, which aim to update and clarify previous guidance...
05 Jul, 2023 Roblox Found in Violation of CARU’s Advertising Guidelines By Allison Fitzpatrick Jeremy Merkel Ashley Haripal The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), a self-regulatory organization that monitors advertising directed to children under the...
30 Jun, 2023 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. ...
12 May, 2023 As Federal and State Governments Take Action Against TikTok, What Should Brands and Agencies Know? By Allison Fitzpatrick Gary A. Kibel Andrew Richman Ashley Haripal +1 more... Show less Trendy social media app TikTok gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic and has been on a meteoric rise ever since. Despite its...
27 Sep, 2022 "Influencers and Social Media" at GALA's Annual Advertising Law Conference By Jeff Greenbaum At next month's Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance annual advertising law conference, Global Advertising in an Age of Crisis and Change,...
24 Aug, 2022 CARU Issues Compliance Warning Regarding Children's Advertising in the Metaverse By Jeff Greenbaum BBB National Programs' Children's Advertising Review Unit issued a Compliance Warning, advising marketers that CARU's advertising...