28 Nov, 2024 Ofcom warns social media platforms to use stricter age verification or face penalties By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The UK media regulator, Ofcom, has issued a stern warning to social media companies, emphasising the need for robust age verification...
17 Oct, 2024 Breaking news: Ofcom publishes update on Online Safety enforcement By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Today, 17 October 2024, Ofcom published an update on its progress on the UK's new online safety regime, under the Online Safety Act...
18 Jul, 2024 New York Adopts Legislation to Protect Kids’ Privacy By Allison Fitzpatrick Gary A. Kibel Emily Catron The New York State Legislature has passed two significant laws designed to protect children’s and teen’s privacy: the Stop Addictive...
06 May, 2024 SAG-AFTRA’s New Low Budget Digital Waiver By Samantha Rothaus Howard Weingrad Jordan Thompson Talent costs will be impacted under the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)’s new Low...
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...
25 Mar, 2024 Online Safety Act: Ofcom consults on a range of 'new duties' to be imposed on higher-risk platforms and services By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor As many regular readers will appreciate, under the Online Safety Act, all in-scope tech firms are required to put in place appropriate...
27 Nov, 2023 The Copyright Crackdown Continues: Sony Music Sues Cosmetics Brand Over Social Media Videos By Sara Edelman Gia Wakil Halloween is supposed to be spooky, but this year, Ofra Cosmetics got quite the fright. On October 31, Sony Music Entertainment sued Ofra...
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...
13 Jul, 2023 The Deep Dive: FTC Updates Endorsement Guides for Modern Marketing and Advertising By Paavana Kumar Allison Fitzpatrick Alexa Meera Singh On June 29, the FTC announced new Endorsement Guides (Endorsement Guides) governing 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...
18 May, 2023 Influencer marketing - an international perspective (webinar) By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor The Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) is a network of impressive advertising law experts around the world. We at GALA are...
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...
29 Mar, 2023 The SEC Takes on Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and Six Other Celebrities Over Paid Crypto Posts By Allison Fitzpatrick Louis DiLorenzo Ashley Haripal The SEC charged eight celebrities, including Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and Austin Mahone, with failing to disclose their commercial...
27 Mar, 2023 Utah’s First-of-its-Kind Social Media Laws Impose Sweeping Protections for Kids and Teens By Allison Fitzpatrick Gary A. Kibel Emily Catron Earlier this month, Utah’s Legislature quietly passed two significant social media bills aimed at protecting in-state children and teens...
23 Mar, 2023 Twitter Goes Green: What This Means for Marijuana Advertising By Gary A. Kibel Louis DiLorenzo Twitter made headlines last month when it decided to accept advertising from marijuana and ingestible CBD companies. The decision made...