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“Connected” Toy Maker Settles Charges That it Violated COPPA and the FTC Act

On January 8, 2017 the FTC announced its first children’s privacy settlement involving Internet-connected toys. According to the Commission, electronic toy manufacturer VTech Electronics Limited...

Montel Initiates CBD Marketing Lawsuit

In 2000, Montel Williams was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Finding medical cannabis to be effective at treating his symptoms, he began advocating for medical...

GDPR to Come Into Force in 2018

The EU General Data Protection Regulation becomes effective in May 2018. It applies to those that (i) offer products/services to EU residents; (ii) monitor the...

FTC Report Examining Issues of Consumer Recognition of Native Advertising

On December 15, 2017, the FTC released a staff report that summarizes agency-commissioned research from 2014-2015.  The research explores consumer recognition of paid search advertising...

FTC Approves Final Consent Order Against Social Media Influencers

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling its first-ever case against individual social media influencers, the owners of the CSGO...

SEC Issues Warning on Social Media Influencer Disclosures

Earlier this month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a statement on the potentially unlawful promotion of initial coin offerings and other investment by...

The FTC’s New Republican Majority and Strategic Plan

President Trump has chosen Joseph J. Simons, a renowned antitrust lawyer that has represented tech giants like Microsoft, to lead the Federal Trade Commission....

FTC Settles with Operators of Tech Support Scams

The FTC has announced that the operators of two alleged tech support scams have agreed to settle agency charges that they deceived consumers into...

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Swipe Right for Democracy: The High-Wire Act of Digital Political Campaigning

Guess what digital warriors and keyboard pundits? We're not in Kansas—or any analog equivalent—any longer. The political arena of...
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Cunningham’s Crusade, Zaneis’s Rebuttal: The Ad World’s Duel Over Deception

Sean Cunningham, assuming the role of the digital advertising world's chief provocateur, has decidedly thrown down the gauntlet, igniting...

Netflix and No Chill: Why Gen Z Prefers Their Content With a Side of Chat

As we navigate the swiftly changing currents of the media landscape, it's clear that a revolution is underway, one...

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Swipe Right for Democracy: The High-Wire Act of Digital Political Campaigning

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Netflix and No Chill: Why Gen Z Prefers Their Content With a Side of Chat

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