10/20/2025 5:04:40 PM Updates to California Privacy Laws: New Compliance Deadlines and Requirements By Gary A. Kibel Jeremy Merkel California’s privacy regulators and legislature have been incredibly active over the past few weeks. As a trailblazer in U.S. privacy...
7/31/2025 6:51:20 PM Regulating Medical Advertising in Kenya: What You Need to Know About Kenya’s Pharmacy and Poisons Board New Guideline By Taria Khaoma David Opijah In today’s world of flashy social media campaigns and influencer-driven product promotions, medical advertising is under more scrutiny...
6/18/2025 7:04:39 PM Paid Partnership Problems: Uptick in Influencer Class Actions and NAD Scrutiny By Melissa Steinman Jay Prapaisilp By Melissa Landau Steinman, Margaret Ulle & Jay Prapaisilp As influencer marketing continues to dominate social media, the legal risks...
1/28/2025 1:40:52 AM TikTok is Banned! Or Is It? Confusion Reigns as Supreme Court Rules By James Johnston Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision in TikTok v. Garland, upholding the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary...
1/24/2025 6:16:47 PM TikTok is Back! But for How Long? President’s Actions Raise Even More Questions By James Johnston Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in TikTok v. Garland on January 17th to uphold the Protecting Americans from Foreign...
1/14/2025 9:30:55 PM Advertising Agreements: An Excerpt from the Advertising Law Tool Kit By Len Gordon By Armand J. (A.J.) Zottola Join us as we spotlight select chapters of Venable’s popular Advertising Law Tool Kit, which helps marketing...
1/9/2025 11:03:52 PM Listen to Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show Podcast – “Advertising Agreements” By Shahin Rothermel Episode 11 of Venable’s Ad Law Tool Kit Show, Season 2,is now available. Listen to “Advertising Agreements” here, or search for it in...
11/28/2024 10:16:15 AM 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...
10/17/2024 12:06:31 PM 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...
7/18/2024 7:32:58 PM New York Adopts Legislation to Protect Kids’ Privacy By Allison Fitzpatrick Gary A. Kibel The New York State Legislature has passed two significant laws designed to protect children’s and teen’s privacy: the Stop Addictive...
5/6/2024 1:53:23 PM 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...
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...
3/25/2024 11:39:05 AM 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...
11/27/2023 3:36:04 PM 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...
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...