Ad Law Access Podcast

Providing updates and analysis on advertising, marketing, and privacy / data security law.

Reading the Tea Leaves in the FTC’s 2024 Congressional Budget Request

| 5 min

On March 13, 2023, the FTC submitted its 2024 budget request to Congress, along with a performance plan for FY 2023-2024 and a performance report for FY 2022. While generally an aspirational document, the budget…

FTC Reminds Advertisers to Keep AI Claims in Check

| 3 min

A recent post on the FTC’s Business Blog notes that although there may be disagreement about what “artificial intelligence” or “AI” is, those terms are being used in marketing campaigns, and the FTC worries that some…

NAD Finds Dark Patters in a Rewards Program

| 3 min

For $9.99 per month, Pier 1 offers Pier 1 Rewards, a loyalty program that includes benefits such as a 10% discount on all purchases and free shipping and returns on eligible items. Until recently, when a consumer added…

State AG and Consumer Protection- What We Learned from .... North Carolina

| 9 min

Our State AG webinar series continues, this time with Consumer Protection Division Director Kevin Anderson and Deputy General Counsel Daniel Mosteller of the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office (NC AGO). During…

FTC Advertisers- We’re Tracking Your Use of Health Information

| 10 min

For the second time in as many months, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week announced a settlement alleging that a company’s the use and disclosure of consumers’ health information for online advertising…