Aug 28, 2024 “Pay or Consent” business models under scrutiny by consumer authorities and data protection regulators By Richard Hugo Last month, the European Commission published a press release announcing that the Consumer Protection Cooperation Network (“CPC Network”)...
Aug 28, 2024 Children's Data Privacy By Zahra Laher On 2 August 2024, the Information Commissioner's Office ("ICO") issued a statement identifying 11 social media and video sharing...
Aug 21, 2024 "Stay on Target" - What all advertisers need to know about targeting on social media By Alex Lowe Your creative team have just worked on a fantastic new campaign and your digital team can't wait to share the assets on social media. Of...
Aug 20, 2024 Online brand protection for consumer goods By Salisha Baptiste In today’s increasingly digital world, one major challenge that brand owners face is tackling the infringement of their brands, and...
Jul 30, 2024 Meta Settles Texas Biometric Data Lawsuit for $1.4 Billion By Maria Nava Meta has reached a $1.4 billion settlement to resolve claims brought by the Texas Attorney General. The Attorney General’s office touted...
Jul 18, 2024 New York Adopts Legislation to Protect Kids’ Privacy By Allison Fitzpatrick Gary A. Kibel Emily Catron The New York State Legislature has passed two significant laws designed to protect children’s and teen’s privacy: the Stop Addictive...
Jul 18, 2024 This Content is Not Intended for Mature Audiences: CARU Investigates Disclosures on the Vlad and Niki YouTube Channel By Allison Fitzpatrick Alexa Meera Singh Ashley Haripal Through the Children’s Advertising Review Unit’s (CARU) routine monitoring activities, CARU opened an investigation into the “Vlad and...
Jul 03, 2024 Deepfakes: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly By Daniel Owen We recently attended the Society for Computers & Law event ‘Generative AI & Deepfakes: Understanding the Illusion’. Among plenty of jokes...
Jun 27, 2024 The Power of Social Media Accessibility By Refaya Priya In today's digital age, social media marketing has become an indispensable tool for businesses of all sizes. As a social media manager, I...
Jun 27, 2024 Cats, rants and envy scrolling: 27 time-sucking online rabbit holes – and how to avoid them By Gaia Chignola Here are 27 ways we spend our time on social media and some good alternatives.
Jun 20, 2024 Smart Phones, Social Media, and Minor Students By Peter K. Fagen The movement to curtail the use of smart phones and access to social media by minors has been in the works across the globe for several...
Jun 05, 2024 ASA rulings summary, 22 May - how to navigate ads post-administration; #myownbrand; and violent video games By Hannah Potter Alex Lowe Georgina Doukanaris Petros Nafpliotis Amneek Thiara +2 more... Show less This week we see the ASA: (i) remind businesses to be cautious around claims made which relate to a business before it was taken in to...
May 31, 2024 Supporting Responsible Influencer Content: EU’s New Recommendations By Intisar Abdi Craig Giles On May 14, 2024, the Council of the European Union issued recommendations to enhance the legal and social responsibility of influencers...
May 30, 2024 Changes to Italy advertising law: new rules regarding influencers and charitable contributions By Elena Varese A perceived increase in misleading or ambiguous advertising and a lack of transparency regarding charitable contributions has raised...
May 13, 2024 BLOCKBUSTER RULING: Federal Court Holds That Copyright Act Preempts X's Web Scraping Claims By Jeremy Goldman In a blockbuster ruling that is bound to have far-reaching implications, including in the swarm of copyright infringement cases brought...
May 06, 2024 SAG-AFTRA’s New Low Budget Digital Waiver By Samantha Rothaus Howard Weingrad Jordan Thompson Talent costs will be impacted under the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA)’s new Low...