27 Sep, 2024 Handle Autorenewal Programs with Care: Federal Trade Commission Targets Care.com for Alleged Dark Patterns and Earnings Claims By Shahin Rothermel Jay Prapaisilp By Shahin O. Rothermel, Jay Prapaisilp & Glen Hisani Companies that care about avoiding Federal Trade Commission (FTC) action should take...
15 Apr, 2024 Not Strict Enough: California Proposes Further Amendments to Automatic Renewal Law By Paavana Kumar Jeremy Merkel Operating a subscription-based company in 2024 continues to be a constantly moving target of compliance. California, which already had...
14 Jan, 2023 FTC's Action on Earnings Claims Has Important Lessons for All Advertisers By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced that it reached a $1.7 million settlement with WealthPress, resolving allegations that the...
22 Feb, 2022 State Automatic Renewal Laws Are Starting to Look Like a Patchwork Quilt as the FTC Expands Enforcement of ROSCA By Ellen Berge Shahin Rothermel With several new state laws effective in 2022, it is becoming increasingly difficult for businesses to develop baseline compliance...
10 Nov, 2021 FTC To Focus on Subscription Services — Hints at Taking Action Against “Dark Patterns” By Joseph Lewczak Paavana Kumar Alexa Meera Singh The FTC has issued a new Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Negative Option Marketing (Policy Statement), generally warning companies...
28 Oct, 2019 New Requirements for Subscription Merchants Accepting Visa Cards By Len Gordon By Ellen Berge, Ari Rothman, and Shahin Rothermel Subscription merchants that take payment by Visa cards will have new acceptance,...
23 Oct, 2019 The FTC’s Negative View of Negative Options – Are Expanded Regulations Coming? By Len Gordon By Ellen Berge and Len Gordon The Federal Trade Commission’s “Negative Option Rule” is up for review, and the FTC is steering toward...