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HHS and FDA Declare “Crackdown” on Drug Advertising and Promotion

King & Spalding on 9/11/2025

On Tuesday, September 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release announcing “sweeping reforms to rein in misleading direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertisements,” while simultaneously sending a...more

Financial Daily Dose 8.10.2020 | Top Story: Twitter Enters Fray in Pursuit of TikTok

Robins Kaplan LLP on 8/11/2020

With “Twit-tok” trending this weekend, you should be unsurprised to learn that Twitter has joined the group of suitors for TikTok, revealing that it’s held preliminary talks with the video-sharing app about a possible combo. ...more

Financial Daily Dose 8.6.2020 | Top Story: Facebook Launches Instagram Reels to Compete with TikTok

Robins Kaplan LLP on 8/7/2020

Never one to let a competitor’s misfortune pass by without looking for an opportunity, Facebook’s Instagram is hoping to capitalize on TikTok’s questionable U.S. status by launching Reels, a new feature that allows users to...more

Financial Daily Dose 11.19.2019 | Top Story: T-Mobile Chief John Legere to Leave Company in April

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/19/2019

T-Mobile chief and fan-of-magenta John Legere has announced that he’ll be stepping down in April at the end of his current contract. Legere will be succeeded by Mike Sievert, the carrier’s current president and COO....more

FDA Allowing Additional Comment Period for Draft Social Media Guidances

BakerHostetler on 9/29/2014

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reopening the comment period for two draft social media guidances in response to requests for additional time to allow interested persons to submit comments. Beginning September 29,...more

FDA Issues Two Additional Draft Guidance Documents on Social Media

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/9/2014

On June 17, 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released two additional draft guidance documents relating to the pharmaceutical industry's use of social media. One of the guidance documents addresses how...more

More of the Same: Recently Released FDA Social Media Guidance for the Life Sciences Industry

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/25/2014

On June 17, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") continued to outline its expectations for pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer use of social media platforms to promote manufacturers' products in two...more

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