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

Twitter Is The First Major Social Media Platform to Expressly Allow Cannabis Advertising

Kelley Drye

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…

Insights into Texas’ Content Moderation Law

On May 31, the US Supreme Court reinstated an injunction first implemented in December 2021 regarding HB 20, the Texas law prohibiting social media companies from certain content moderation based on viewpoints. Its…

Upcoming Kelley Drye Events

Please join us for the following upcoming virtual events: October 13Futureproofing Privacy Programs Building a successful privacy program requires much more than compliance with data protection laws. To thrive in…

Trust in Trustworthiness Ratings? Privacy Group EPIC Lodges Complaint with FTC Regarding Airbnb Ratings

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that Airbnb is violating the FTC Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by assigning “secret…

New FTC Settlement Targets Fake Ratings and Reviews

Yesterday, the FTC announced that it had reached a settlement with LendEDU and three of its officers over misleading ratings and reviews. LendEDU runs a website that compares student loans and other financial…