6/3/2025 2:22:17 PM FINRA Obtains $1.6M Settlement Over Influencer Posts By Jeff Greenbaum In May, Webull Financial agreed to pay a $1.6 million fine to settle charges brought by the Financial lndustry Regulatory Authority that...
3/30/2025 3:43:58 AM Mumbai Notebook - What are the Top Priorities for Advertising SROs? By Jeff Greenbaum At the International Council for Advertising Self-Regulation annual meeting in Mumbai last week, ICAS Director Sibylle Stanciu-Loeckx...
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...
1/10/2025 7:09:30 PM You're Invited: IAA's "Global Advertising Law Developments: Year in Review" By Jeff Greenbaum On Wednesday, January 29th, 2025, the International Advertising Association will be hosting a webinar, “Global Advertising Law...
11/4/2024 2:47:19 PM 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...
9/3/2024 2:36:07 PM 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...
8/26/2024 5:19:30 PM 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,...
7/2/2024 3:44:35 PM 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...
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...
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...
11/18/2023 3:22:09 PM 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...
10/12/2023 8:00:19 PM 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...
8/22/2023 1:37:24 PM 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...
7/5/2023 1:21:38 PM 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...
7/5/2023 12:53:05 PM 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...