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Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 07.31.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • PetSmart in the Doghouse as Colorado Sues over Grooming...more

Knobbe Martens

FTC Warns Trade Associations and Influencers of Not-So-Sweet Penalties for Failing to Sufficiently Disclose Sponsorship of...

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Social media and influencer marketing is now critical for business promotion. However, organizations and influencers that misrepresent, fail to disclose, or include inadequate disclosures regarding their sponsorship or...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Federal Trade Commission's Glass Door into the (Made in) USA

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has increasingly prosecuted more deceptive U.S. origin claims under Section 5 of the FTC Act since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic than in the previous decade. This uptick in...more

WilmerHale

FTC Issues New Dark Pattern Guidance

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On September 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report on dark patterns (the, “Report”) that identifies the types of misleading and manipulative interface practices that the agency believes can harm...more

BakerHostetler

FTC Issues Guidance on Use of Consumer Reviews: Brands, Platforms and Comparison Websites Are in the Hot Seat

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The use of consumer reviews as a marketing strategy has grown exponentially in recent years, and brands have become increasingly reliant on consumer reviews as a marketing strategy to drive consumer purchase behavior. In...more

Proskauer - Advertising Law

On Notice: Disclosing Unexpected Material Connections in Advertising

In this final installment of our “On Notice” series about the FTC’s Notice of Penalty Offenses Concerning Endorsements, we discuss when and how to properly disclose the existence of a material connection between an advertiser...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

FTC Issues New Guidelines for Social Media Influencers, Brands

By the end of 2019, social media advertising spend exceeded print advertising spend for the first time, according to projections issued by the Zenith media agency. In late 2019, Facebook reported that over 140 million...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Attention Brands and Social Media Influencers - Recent FTC Guidance for Avoiding FTC Act Liability

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently released a new guide entitled “Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers” and a related video. The Disclosures 101 Guide describes in plain, easy-to-read language the...more

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