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On January 02, 2023, the (Indian) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ('MEITY') released a draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediaries Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code), Rules, 2021 [...]

With the rampant use of social-media and online platforms as advertising and marketing tools, we are no strangers to the methods deployed by websites and online platforms to grab a [...]

INTRODUCTION When we published the first issue of our Competition Bulletin (Bulletin Concurrence) last year, our goal was to offer a reliable quarterly overview of the latest news and developments [...]

'Negative matching' is a new concept recently introduced in Turkish competition law practice. We will be discussing the effects of this on competition law for some time. What has the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Washington Rep. Derek Kilmer: Today, U.S. Representatives Derek Kilmer (WA-06) and Mike Gallagher (WI-08) reintroduced the Honest Ads Act [...]

More than 15 years after the Federal Election Commission (FEC) issued its first Internet Communications regulations, and 11 years after the start of the current Internet Communications Disclaimer rulemaking, the [...]

Thailand's Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has continued its strategy of enlisting the support of stakeholders from various sectors in the fight against infringement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) by [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC): Privacy regulators in the European Union ruled this week that Meta may not use its terms [...]

The EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) entered into force on 1 November 2022. The DMA is designed to address the challenges posed by digital markets and sitting alongside traditional competition [...]

On 3 November 2022 the CMA published guidance for social media platforms, brands and content creators setting out how they should approach online advertising in order to ensure they comply [...]

On November 2, 2022, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that a group of companies offering lead generation services violated the Telemarketing Sales [...]

Palo Alto, California: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has issued the following press release: On October 27, 2022, the Digital Services Act (DSA) was published in the Official Journal of [...]

Last week, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development issued a report, Dark Commercial Patterns, raising serious concerns about the rise in the use of 'dark patterns' and expressing the [...]

As the Digital Markets Act comes into force and the Digital Services Act gets the green light, is your business ready for these radical reforms of the digital space? My [...]

You may recall that in February 2021, Maryland became the first U.S. state to enact a tax on digital advertising services, including 'banner advertising, search engine advertising, interstitial advertising and [...]

Turkey's competition authority has fined Facebook parent Meta Platforms 346.72 million lira ($18.63 million) for breaking competition law. Meta Platforms held a dominant position in personal social networking services and [...]

Carly Duckett, Solicitor in our commercial disputes team, discusses the recent responses issued by UK competition and advertising regulators regarding the importance of compliance with regulations by influencers and the [...]

On September 26, 2022. The President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (the 'President of the OCCP') has published recommendations on the labeling of advertising content by influencers [...]

If you are a social influencer, or you are a company that engages social influencers for online advertising and marketing, here's what you need to know about the Federal Trade [...]

The Court of Appeal in Lifestyle Equities CV and another v Amazon UK Services Limited and others [2022] EWCA Civ 552 has ruled that various Amazon entities 'Amazon' or the [...]

The Digital Services Act would force Meta, Google and others to combat misinformation and restrict certain online ads. How European officials will wield it remains to be seen. The European [...]

BBB National Programs' Children's Advertising Review Unit issued a Compliance Warning, advising marketers that CARU's advertising guidelines apply to advertising in the metaverse. The warning emphasizes that its guidelines apply [...]

Brussels: European Union External Action Service has issued the following news release: The Delegation of the European Union to Turkmenistan conducted an online campaign in support of the animal rights [...]

The Düsseldorf Regional Court has ruled that, under certain circumstances, an insurance broker must accept being attributed with the unfair conduct of an advertising agency commissioned by him (judgement of [...]

Thanks to Alessandra Ruggiero for collaborating on this article On July 7, 2022, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali-'Garante') issued a formal warning to [...]

On July 26, 2022, the Request for Comment approved by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) in May seeking public input on a number of proposed changes to the [...]

WASHINGTON: FTI Consulting, Inc. has issued the following news release: FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced that the firm's Technology segment has launched a new suite of solutions within [...]

(GlobeNewswire) - FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced that the firms Technology segment has launched a new suite of solutions within its Information Governance, Privacy & Security (IGP&S) practice [...]

WASHINGTON, July 20, Jul 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- EQNX::TICKER_START (NYSE:FCN), EQNX::TICKER_END FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced that the firm's Technology segment has launched a new [...]

When do commonplace Internet advertising 'nudge' techniques cross the line into inappropriate manipulation? Regulators now have a new source of Internet harm in their crosshairs: so called 'dark patterns'. Generally [...]

Law numbered 7392 on the Amendments to the Consumer Protection Law and Property Ownership Law ('Amendment Law') was published in Official Gazette dated 1 April 2022 and numbered 31796. Amendment [...]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced proposed changes to its Endorsement Guides, 16 CFR Part 255, which assist entities in conforming endorsements and testimonials in advertising to the requirements [...]

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that it reached a settlement with Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) resolving allegations that the company engaged in discriminatory advertising in violation of [...]

Highlights The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to issue updated Endorsement Guides after a comment period on the proposed changes. The Guides still require advertisers to clearly and conspicuously [...]

Since the concept of the 'metaverse' was widely introduced to the public in 2021, it seems as though every day brings news of another company, brand, celebrity or product trying [...]

The government of the United Kingdom is currently considering an Online Safety Bill (OSB) in an effort to ensure safety and security within the metaverse. Following months of debate, delay, [...]

The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it plans to update its business guidance, '.com Disclosures: How to Make Effective Disclosures in Digital Advertising.' The FTC said that it plans [...]

A declaration obligation has come into force with the General Communiqué No: 538 on Tax Procedure Law (In Turkish) for the internet advertisements. With that Communique, the transactions would need [...]

The CRTC has overturned a 2018 staff finding that two online advertising intermediaries aided an unknown party with respect to the installation of malware on Canadian government computers, contrary to [...]

Byline: BestMediaInfo Bureau A bipartisan group of US senators have introduced a bill that, if it becomes a law, would require Google to divest its majority of ad-tech business. The [...]

With the growth of technology and the increasing dependence of people on the internet, businesses have also made a shift to the virtual world. In today's times, one of the [...]

New York, NY -- The following information was released by the American Association of Advertising Agencies: Two major EU pieces of legislation currently before the European Parliament and European Council [...]

Key points The new Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code 2021 (2021 TGA Code) brings changes to a number of obligations and requirements regarding advertising of therapeutic goods in Australia. Between 1 [...]

In the digital age, it has become common to accuse opponents of propping up their online presence through paying influencers, buying followers or likes, or of being supported by bots. [...]