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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Revolve Faces Class Action Over Influencer Posts

We recently posted about two lawsuits against Celsius and Shein alleging that the companies’ influencer campaigns were deceptive because various influencers (who were also named in the suits) failed to clearly disclose that...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Understanding the Risks Associated with Social Media Marketing

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Healthy food and beverage (“F&B”) companies frequently use social media to advertise. When used appropriately, social media campaigns can be incredibly effective tools to help emerging F&B companies reach target consumers,...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Avoid The FTC’s Naughty List This Holiday Season: Recent Warning Letters Serve As Good Reminder On Conducting Influencer Campaigns...

With the holiday shopping season well under way, many companies have ramped up their influencer marketing campaigns. Want to avoid the Federal Trade Commission’s naughty list? Recent warning letters sent by the FTC to two...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

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

FTC and State AGs Continue Focus on Deceptive Social Media Marketing

Social media is ever present in the daily lives of the majority of Americans. It has also become one of the main advertising vehicles for companies in recent years. These advertisements and, more specifically, marketing via...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Retailer Reminder: FTC Releases Guidance for Social Media Influencers

With the online shopping season in full swing, the FTC decided that online retailers might benefit from a reminder as to the dos and don’ts for social media influencers. Thus, the FTC released a new guide, “Disclosures 101...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Client Alert: Celebrities and Influencers Remain Regulator Targets

The British government agency that regulates advertising, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), recently sent a wave of warning letters to British celebrities and other social media influencers, including Rita Ora,...more

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#Trending: The FTC has stepped up regulatory investigations on social media. Is your company in compliance?

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Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and other social media platforms have become the format of choice for many companies that want to advertise their products and services. At the same time, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...more

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Instagram Expands its Influencer Tool, but is it Enough?

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In June, we posted that Instagram users would start seeing a new “Paid partnership with” tag on certain posts. The company explained that this was part of a tool designed to “help creators more clearly communicate to their...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Disclose or Else: FTC Steps Up Prosecution of Social Media Influencers

Last week, the FTC brought its first action against a social media influencer for failing to make appropriate disclosures on sponsored posts. While it had previously prosecuted companies who pay influencers for posts such as...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Using Hashtag #Disclosures in Social Media Advertising

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

Goulston & Storrs PC

Paid Celebrity Endorsements in Social Media: The FTC Is Watching

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How much trust do you place in celebrities who endorse products on social media platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube? Do you stop to consider whether they are compensated for their efforts...more

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

FTC Continues to Scrutinize Social Media Influencer Programs

This week, as part of its ongoing focus on influencer programs, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled charges against Warner Brothers Home Entertainment, Inc. regarding its use of such a campaign to market the video game...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Serious Games Require Serious Attention to Marketing Statements

Lumos Labs recently paid $2 million to the FTC to settle claims that it deceived consumers about its brain training application’s ability to increase cognitive function. According to the FTC, the company alleged that its...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Influencer Marketing: Tips for a Successful (and Legal) Advertising Campaign

In an age of explosive growth for social media and declining TV viewership numbers, companies are partnering with so-called “influencers” to help the companies grow their brands. Popular users of Instagram, Vine, YouTube and...more

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