Feb 16, 2024 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.” ...
Dec 10, 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...
Jul 02, 2023 FTC Proposes New Rule on Fake Reviews and Other Misleading Endorsement Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule intended to combat the use of fake reviews and other misleading endorsement...
Jun 30, 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. ...
Oct 20, 2022 FTC Begins Rulemaking on Reviews and Endorsements By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is considering issuing new rules to "combat deceptive or unfair review and...
Jun 07, 2022 Bulgaria Implemented the Omnibus Directive. More Transparency or Yet Another Burden for Compliance? By Violetta Kunze Vladislav Antonov Directive (EU) 2019/2161 as regards the better enforcement and modernisation of Union consumer protection rules (the “Omnibus Directive”)...
May 27, 2022 Part IV -- FTC's Proposed Revisions to the Endorsement Guides (Experts, Organizations, and Kids) By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission released its long-awaited, proposed revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements...
Apr 07, 2022 You're Invited: "Evolving Regulation of the Use of Consumer Reviews" Webinar By Jeff Greenbaum The International Advertising Association, in partnership with the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance, is hosting a webinar, "Evolving...
Feb 18, 2022 Zero Stars: FTC and NAD Will Not Permit Consumer Review Suppression By Allison Fitzpatrick Paavana Kumar Sumi Naidoo The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is encouraging marketers to evaluate their policies regarding consumer reviews. The Commission’s...
Oct 13, 2021 FTC Warns Industry about Fake Reviews and Endorsements By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent Notices of Penalty Offenses to more than 700 companies, warning them that if they use...
Dec 29, 2020 Some Tips for 2021 From the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group By Jeff Greenbaum As we finish up 2020, here are some tips from members of the Frankfurt Kurnit advertising group about some of the important issues that...