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European Union Targets SHEIN Over Consumer Law Breaches: What Online Sellers Must Learn Fast

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In late May 2025, the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network and the European Commission (EC) concluded a joint investigation into online marketplace and e-retailer SHEIN. The result? A strong warning shot: Several of...more

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FTC Alerts Advertisers and Digital Platforms About Misleading MUSA Claims

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There is nothing new about companies providing platforms for other companies to sell their wares. That is, after all, exactly what supermarkets do, and TV and radio networks have long run ads for other companies. The rise of...more

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FTC Signals Continued Enforcement of “Made in USA” Labeling Rule and Guidance

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The Federal Trade Commission was quiet in its role as the Made in USA enforcement authority during the first few months of the Trump administration. But July left little doubt that the current FTC will continue the robust...more

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AB 2426: California's New Law Strengthens Protections Against False or Misleading Advertisement Claims Regarding Digital Goods

California recently passed AB 2426, a new law amending California’s existing false advertising laws to target various false or misleading digital advertising claims. Initially introduced in February 2024, the bill quickly...more

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No General Obligation on Website Hosts to Monitor the Data They Transmit and Store

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In a ruling dated 27 March 2024 (Cour de cassation, 27 March 2024, no. 22-21.586), the Cour de cassation reviewed the obligation of website hosts to monitor the content they host....more

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FTC Orders Social Media and Streaming Platforms to Outline Efforts to Combat Deceptive Advertisements

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The FTC issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms—Meta Platforms, Inc.; Instagram, LLC; YouTube, LLC; TikTok Inc.; Snap Inc.; Twitter, Inc.; Pinterest, Inc.; and Twitch Interactive, Inc.—requiring them...more

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Rental Review Roundup: FTC Targets Deceptive “Testi-phony-al” Scheme to Lure Renters to Paid Housing Platform

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​​​​​​​Last week the Federal Trade Commission and six states sued rental listing platform Roomster, Corp. along with its owners for allegedly charging consumers for access to phony listings bolstered by fake reviews it had...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

False Advertising, Trademark Infringement and TOS: Three Common Hashtagging Mistakes for Companies to Avoid

When the first social media hashtag was used in 2007, users had no idea how ubiquitous hashtags would become. Today, hashtags are an essential part of our lives (and a subject we’ve been writing about for years). From...more

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FTC Report on Social Media Bots and Deceptive Advertising

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We have previously blogged about the rise of computer generated imagery (CGI) influencers, which are one form of social media bots currently invading the online world. Bots are automated software that perform actions using a...more

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AD-ttorneys@law – July 2020 #3

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Bumble Settles over Multistate Dating Lawsuit - Company allegedly renewed services without consent - All the Young Dudes - For a while there, online dating was beginning to look IRLish. ...more

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Dietary Supplement & Cosmetics Legal Bulletin | August 2017

"Miracle Gel" Not a Salon Gel Manicure, Ad Board Says - In an appeal from a ruling by the National Advertising Division (NAD), the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) upheld a recommendation that Coty discontinue...more

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