The Federal Trade Commission recently hosted a public workshop to explore whether to update the rule implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA Rule) in light of evolving business practices in the online...more
11/7/2019
/ Actual or Constructive Knowledge ,
COPPA ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Online Advertisements ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Parental Consent ,
Persistent Identifiers ,
Public Workshops ,
Safe Harbors ,
Social Networks
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a complaint against Match.com (Match) in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas alleging that the dating website allowed fake accounts to lure consumers into...more
Operators of a negative option scam recently settled FTC charges for offering “risk-free” trials and then charging full price for the trial product and enrolling consumers in a continuous subscription without obtaining...more
The FTC recently brought action against two companies for including non-disparagement provisions that bar or impose financial penalties on consumers for writing negative reviews in their form contracts, without a meaningful...more
7/23/2019
/ Apartments ,
Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA) ,
Contract Terms ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Online Reviews ,
Penalties ,
Rental Property ,
Standard Form Contracts ,
Vacation Rentals ,
Void and Unenforceable