Ad Law Access

Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Attorneys General Support Social Media Warning Labels

42 state attorneys general joined forces in a bipartisan National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) letter to Congress, backing the United States Surgeon General's recent call for Congress to require a surgeon…

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…