Dec 13, 2023 Whose Ad is it Anyway? NAD Finds “Sponsored” Insufficient Disclosure of Material Connection in Social Posts By Allison Fitzpatrick Alexa Meera Singh Ashley Haripal The FTC recently updated its Endorsement Guides, in part to provide clarity and guidance on sufficient disclosure of material connections...
Mar 23, 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...
Oct 04, 2022 SEC Charges Kim Kardashian over Crypto Promotion By Hannah Taylor Ariel Radow In January of this year, we blogged about a class action against Kim Kardashian relating to her promotion on Instagram of the...
Sep 29, 2022 UK government responds to DCMS Committee report on influencer culture By Geraint Lloyd-Taylor Brinsley Dresden This summer, the House of Commons DCMS Select Committee published its long awaited report into influencer culture. It said that the rapid...
May 13, 2022 Viral Greek Advertisement with LGBTQ+ Representation Ruled Legal by the Advertising Self-Regulation Council By Kriton Metaxopoulos A few months ago, an advertisement of a large shampoo Company was published in Greek media (both on TV and οn social media), in which...
Apr 13, 2021 SAG-AFTRA Welcomes the Influencer By Howard Weingrad Samantha Rothaus Jordan Thompson After spending a decade carving out space in the industry, influencers are now being welcomed into the SAG-AFTRA union, which is...
Jun 18, 2020 Influencers: to what extent are they allowed to lawfully portray third-party trademarks in their social media content without authorization? By Fabiana Bisceglia A recent injunction issued by the Court of Genoa in a proceeding between Philipp Plein and Ferrari provides useful guidelines on the...