Tag Archives: FTC Compliance

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION FILES LAWSUIT, TARGETS ‘DECEPTIVE CRYPTOCURRENCY SCHEMES’

Federal Trade Commission Files Lawsuit, Targets ‘Deceptive Cryptocurrency Schemes’ By Matthew Hrones The FTC’s primary focus is to protect consumers and enforce the legal framework that creates a competitive market, and they’re starting to take notice of the cryptocurrency space. …

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Study: Just 25% of Instagram influencers are compliant with FTC rules

Study: Just 25% of Instagram influencers are compliant with FTC rules By Robert Williams While 71.5% of Instagram influencers attempted to disclose their relationships with sponsors, only 25% did so in a way that complies with guidelines from the U.S. Federal …

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Lawsuit targets Trader Joe’s for ‘deceptive’ imagery on cage-free eggs

Lawsuit targets Trader Joe’s for ‘deceptive’ imagery on cage-free eggs By Margarita Raycheva The latest complaint comes from the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), which on March 15 filed a lawsuit, claiming that the Monrovia, Calif.-based grocer Trader Joe’s is trying …

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Snuggie customers receive $7.2M in refunds thanks to FTC settlement

Snuggie customers receive $7.2M in refunds thanks to FTC settlement By Kelly McCarthy The Snuggie has raked in millions, but now the company behind famous “as seen on TV” fleece blanket is being forced to pay its customers $7.2 million …

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‘Anti-Aging’ Company Settles With FTC Over False Claims

‘Anti-Aging’ Company Settles With FTC Over False Claims By Zachary Brennan New York-based Telomerase Activation Sciences on Wednesday agreed to stop making false and unsubstantiated claims about two “anti-aging” products under a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settlement order. The FTC said …

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Marijuana Marketing: The Do’s and Don’ts of Cannabis Advertising in California

Marijuana Marketing: The Do’s and Don’ts of Cannabis Advertising in California By Ian A. Stewart & Nicole A. Aaronson The new cannabis market is bringing with it the traditional competitive pressures on businesses to establish brands they hope will dominate the expanding …

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Avoid These Gaffes in Your Advertising

Avoid These Gaffes in Your Advertising By Randy Hutchinson Lesley Fair, an attorney with the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, wrote an article for a BBB publication describing five key advertising principles companies should keep in mind. They are summarized …

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Child talent search agency improperly collected info on kids

Child talent search agency improperly collected info on kids, deceived customers: Feds By Bill Moak In the past couple of decades, the children’s talent industry has been booming. Although the number of children who actually land a profitable modeling or acting …

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Shocking look at how much of your data companies are sharing

Shocking look at how much of your data companies are sharing By Kevin Downey, Komando.com You probably do this all the time. It seems like a simple thing that everyone does so why not? Unfortunately, dozens of companies, or maybe hundreds …

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