On June 26, 2025, Elon Musk posted on X: “Starting tomorrow, the esthetic nightmare that is hashtags will be banned from ads on X.” Below that post, one user asked Musk’s AI chatbot Grok whether it recommends using hashtags...more
It is often considered difficult for endorsers to make appropriate disclosures of their paid partnership with a brand within the confines of social media. Instagram has announced it will try to help make disclosures around...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has been cracking down on brands for paying Instagram users to endorse their products or to share brand content without disclosing the relationship. Indeed, the recent settlements entered...more