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New Decision Addresses Consent to Use Photos on Social Media
We often get questions from clients about whether they can use content they find on social media. In response, we’ll usually walk them through options to get consent, which can range from relatively informal options…
Diagnosis: Fake Reviews = Refunding Copays, Destroying Patients on Social Media, and Everything in Between
Like we previously reported, reviews matter . The New York Attorney General (NY AG) announced a $100,000 settlement out of its Bureau of Internet and Technology with a Manhattan-based orthopedic doctor for manipulating…
FTC Attempts End Run to Ban Meta from “Monetizing” Minors’ Data
The FTC took unprecedented action yesterday when it moved to impose what it describes as a “blanket prohibition” preventing the company from monetizing young people’s data. The FTC contends that this prohibition is…
FTC to Advertisers: We’re Tracking Your Use of Health Information
For the second time in as many months, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week announced a settlement alleging that a company’s use and disclosure of consumers’ health information for online advertising violated…
Twitter Is The First Major Social Media Platform to Expressly Allow Cannabis Advertising
Twitter became the first social media platform to expressly allow cannabis advertising. Effective last week, Twitter’s U.S. ad policy states as follows: What's the policy? Twitter prohibits the promotion of drugs and…