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Venable LLP

Paid Partnership Problems: Uptick in Influencer Class Actions and NAD Scrutiny

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As influencer marketing continues to dominate social media, the legal risks are catching up. In two recent class action lawsuits, companies and their social media influencers are facing allegations of deceptive advertising....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NAD Decision Focuses on Influencer, in Addition to the Brand

Earlier this month, we posted about a decision in which NAD determined that influencer Brittany Mahomes had not adequately disclosed her relationship to Skims Body – a fashion brand that specializes in underwear and...more

Carlton Fields

FINRA and SEC Float Concerns Over Social Media Finfluencers

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Social media marketing is an important form of advertising in our digital world, particularly with a target audience of younger investors. This has caught the eye of FINRA and the SEC....more

Venable LLP

FTC Fines Car Companies $10 Million Calling Out Influencers and Endorsers

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This summer the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has turned up the heat on two companies that provide extended car repair coverage, CarShield and American Auto Shields, for deceptive and misleading advertising and telemarketing...more

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Social Media Influencers Take Center Stage

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Securities products and social media don’t always mix. Just ask any of the celebrities who in recent years have faced SEC charges for unlawfully touting crypto asset securities. In March, the SEC settled charges against six...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Under Review: The FTC’s Focus on the Fakes

You are thinking about buying a new laptop, or you want to try a new restaurant that’s been open a few months, so what do you do first? You check the online reviews, of course. Most consumers rely heavily on online reviews to...more

Hinch Newman LLP

FTC Attorney Tips for Ad Agencies and Review Sites Concerning Proposed Endorsement Guide Rule

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The comment period on the FTC’s proposed rule regarding the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising ended September 26, 2022. The Request for Comment approved by the Federal Trade Commission in May 2022 sought...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

[Webinar] Selfie or Stealthy: The Evolving Legal Risks for Social Media & Influencer Advertising - August 24th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm...

Please join AGG Food & Drug practice team leader Alan G. Minsk and AGG Brands and Advertising attorneys Anuj Desai and Matthew V. Wilson for a complimentary webinar discussing current legal and regulatory trends for...more

Kilpatrick

[Event] A Look at ESG Advertising Claims and Influencer Marketing Under the FTC’s Proposed Revisions to the Endorsement Guides -...

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Regulatory scrutiny of advertising has ramped up significantly over the past year, and nowhere more so than with (1) environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, and (2) social media influencers and the Federal Trade...more

Perkins Coie

Hot Ad Law Topics for 2020

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Resolve this new year to avoid advertising mistakes that could result in class actions, regulator enforcement, or competitor claims. Five advertising law takeaways for brand and legal teams to consider for 2020 follow....more

Fox Rothschild LLP

FTC Targets “Deceptive” Social Media Endorsements And Reviews

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In recent years, the FTC has ramped up efforts to deter deceptive marketing practices on social media and customer review websites by issuing guidelines that apply to marketers and influencers alike and instituting...more

Perkins Coie

Hot Ad Law Topics for the New Year

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Don’t let the new year be ruined by U.S. class actions, regulatory enforcement actions, or competitor claims. Here are five ad law takeaways for brand and legal teams to consider as 2019 approaches....more

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#Trending: The FTC has stepped up regulatory investigations on social media. Is your company in compliance?

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Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and other social media platforms have become the format of choice for many companies that want to advertise their products and services. At the same time, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Steps Up Scrutiny of Social Media Marketing

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled its first-ever complaint against social media influencers for deceptive endorsements. According to the FTC’s complaint, Trevor “TmarTn” Martin and Thomas “Syndicate” Cassell, two...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

FTC Takes Hard Line on Social Media Endorsements: Disclose, Disclose, Disclose... (It Matters Given Growing Reliance on Social...

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has unequivocally signaled this month that compliant endorsements on social media remain a high priority for this US consumer protection agency because endorsements carry weight and affect...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Groups Urge FTC to Act on Influencer Campaigns

This week, four groups – Public Citizen, Commercial Alert, the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, and the Center for Digital Democracy – sent a joint letter to FTC encouraging the agency to “investigate and bring...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Innovative Social Media Marketing Cannot Overlook Old-Fashioned Compliance

Social media is all about innovation, so it is no surprise that social media marketers are always looking for innovative ways—such as courting social media “influencers” and using native advertising—to promote products and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FTC Enforcement Action Confirms That Ad Disclosure Obligations Extend to Endorsements Made in Social Media

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has once again made good on its promise to enforce against deceptive advertising under Section 5 of the FTC Act, regardless of the media in which the advertising appears: its recently...more

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