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FTC influencing influencers: influencer disclosure 101

Written by Jennifer Tur on 10 Dec 2019

Who: US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Where: United States When: November 2019 What happened: The FTC has published guidance on how influencers can achieve transparency in their social media posts…
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Ambushing the podium: US Olympic Committee releases rule guidance on individual sponsorship

Written by Charlotte Groom on 10 Dec 2019

Who: International Olympic Committee (IOC), United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), German Cartel Office (GCO) Where: US, Germany and worldwide When: February, June and October 2019 Law stated as…
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Sunday Riley escapes fines for posting fake reviews

Written by Chloe Deng on 10 Dec 2019

Who: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Sunday Riley Skincare LLC Where: United States When: 22 October 2019 Law stated as at: 1 November 2019 What happened: The FTC discovered that…
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Keep your gin up! ASA decision puts McQueen Gin ad on ice

Written by James Salisbury on 25 Oct 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Clearcast Limited (Clearcast) and Trossachs Distillery Ltd t/a McQueen Gin Where: United Kingdom When: 25 September Law stated as at: 10 October 2019 What…
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The ASA releases its first rulings on gender stereotyping

Written by Chloe Deng on 25 Oct 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Mondelez UK Ltd (Mondelez), Nestlé UK Ltd (Nestlé) and Volkswagen Group UK Ltd (Volkswagen) Where: United Kingdom When: 14 August 2019 Law stated as…
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Football season kicks off: the latest (adlaw) highlights

Written by Chloe Deng on 25 Oct 2019

Who: BetIndex Ltd (Football Index) and the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) plus Industry Group for Responsible Gambling (IGRG) Where: United Kingdom When: August 2019 Law stated as at: 30 August…
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Meta advertising: can the use of meta tags infringe trademark rights?

Written by Sophie den Held on 02 Sep 2019

Who: The Transocean Marine Paint Association (Transocean), Pinturas Eurotex S.A. and Industrias Quimicas Eurotex S.L. (together referred to as: Eurotex) Where: The Netherlands (Court of The Hague; ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2019:6247) When: 19…
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Can only Red Bull ‘give you wings’?

Written by James Robertson on 02 Sep 2019

Who: Red Bull GmbH and Rich Energy Limited (now known as Lightning Volt Limited) Where: United Kingdom When: 18 July 2019 Law stated as at: 2 August 2019 What happened:…
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Q: When, will I, will I be famous? A: When you have 30,000 Instagram followers.

Written by Matthew White Chloe Deng on 30 Aug 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Sanofi UK (Sanofi) with ‘ThisMamaLife’ Where: United Kingdom When: 3 July 2019 Law stated as at: 5 August 2019 What happened: In February…
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ITV and ASA couple up to give contestants advice on social media ads

Written by TK Spiff on 30 Aug 2019

Who: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and ITV plc (ITV) Where: United Kingdom When: 30 July 2019 Law stated as at: 25 July 2019 What happened: ITV and the ASA…
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Guess what? Commission deems restrictive online search advertising policies to be anticompetitive

Written by Katrina Anderson on 10 Jul 2019

Who: The European Commission, Guess? Inc., Guess? Europe and Guess Europe Sagl (Guess) Where: EU When: 26 June 2019 Law stated as at: 26 June 2019 What happened: The growing…
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New proposals to “Blacklist” certain advertising practices and impose an obligation on review websites to conduct reasonable checks that reviewers used and paid for products

Written by Katrina Anderson on 04 Jul 2019

Who: European Union Where: EU When: The new law is expected to come into force in early 2022 Law stated as at: 3 May 2019 What happened: The EU is…
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Sunday Riley escapes fines for posting fake reviews

Keep your gin up! ASA decision puts McQueen Gin ad on ice

The ASA releases its first rulings on gender stereotyping

Football season kicks off: the latest (adlaw) highlights

Meta advertising: can the use of meta tags infringe trademark rights?

Can only Red Bull ‘give you wings’?

Guess what? Commission deems restrictive online search advertising policies to be anticompetitive

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