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Democratic AGs Issue Ringing Endorsement of FCC’s Mobile Phone Unlocking Rule

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A group of 15 Democratic AGs wrote a comment letter to the FCC in support of the agency’s proposed rule Promoting Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Through Handset Unlocking Requirements and Policies (Rule), which...more

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The State AG Report – 8.1.2024

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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: •District of Columbia AG Secures Record $3.75 Million...more

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30 States Reach Settlement Outlining Expectations for Paid Endorsements

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Last week, a bipartisan coalition of 30 state attorneys general (AG), led by Florida, Illinois, New York, and Texas, reached a settlement with Cameo — an online service that allows fans to pay for customized messages from...more

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AGs Reach Settlement with Cameo over Paid Endorsement Video Disclosures

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A bipartisan coalition of 30 AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James, reached a settlement with Baron App, Inc., doing business as Cameo, to resolve allegations that Cameo failed to disclose when videos were paid endorsements,...more

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NIL Antitrust Litigation - Highway to NIL Podcast

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The Highway to NIL Podcast analyzes the legal landscape concerning college athletics and the regulation of name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights of student-athletes. The podcast provides key insights into the current state...more

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State AG Pulse | Influencers, Identify Yourselves, Says FTC

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Increasingly, influencers are being used by social media-savvy advertisers to encourage consumers to buy their products. And it works: these influencers have an outsized impact on what we buy. In this week’s podcast Meghan...more

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FTC Doesn’t Sugarcoat Warning Letters to Social Media Influencers, Trade Associations

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The FTC sent warning letters to two trade associations and twelve online health influencers warning them that they may have violated the FTC Act by failing to adequately disclose payments for social media posts promoting the...more

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FTC Snares Deceptive Apartment Reviews, Issues New Marketing Guides and Proposed Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission and six state attorneys general on August 28 resolved an enforcement matter against apartment listing platform Roomster over fake reviews and listings. Brought under Section 5 of the FTC Act and...more

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FTC Endorsement Guides Get a Social Media Makeover

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The FTC updated its agency guidance for businesses utilizing endorsements as advertising in order to ensure that it sufficiently addresses emerging market trends in how advertisers utilize review platforms and social media to...more

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Endorsements and Actual Usage - A Deep Dive into the FTC and State Attorneys General Lawsuits Against Google

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced his office has reached an $8 million settlement with Google of its lawsuit alleging deceptive radio disc jockey advertisements for the Google Pixel 4 smartphone. You might...more

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Top Advertising Law Developments in 2022

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If you follow our blog, you already know that there have been a number of significant developments in the world of advertising law over the past 12 months. In this post, we highlight ten of those developments and consider...more

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FTC Sues Advertising Behemoths Google and iHeartMedia for Deceptive Endorsements by Radio Personalities

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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, and Texas settled with advertising giants Google and iHeartMedia for deceptive...more

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FTC and States Settle with Google and iHeartMedia Over Misleading Endorsements

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In January, we reported that the Texas Attorney General had filed a lawsuit against Google alleging that the company engaged iHeartMedia DJs to provide endorsements for its Pixel 4 phone, even though they had never used it....more

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