Ad Law Access

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

FTC Recommends Sharpening Blurred Lines When Advertising to Kids

In October, we posted about the FTC’s day-long workshop on “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media” and wondered what the FTC might be planning. Last week, we got an answer when the FTC released a…

SEC KOs Mayweather and DJ Khaled for Promoting Cryptocurrency Without Disclosures

About a year ago, the SEC issued a warning to celebrities and social influencers who promoted Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) on social media, noting that such promoters are subject to federal securities laws.…

FTC Settlement Addresses Influencers and Native Ads

Two companies and their principals have agreed to settle FTC allegations that they misled consumers by presenting paid endorsements as independent consumer reviews and ads as independent news stories. Creaxion, a PR…

New NAD Decision Addresses Affiliate Links

As part of its routine monitoring, the NAD requested substantiation for various statements that a BuzzFeed staff member had made about a moisturizer in one of the site’s shopping guides. The NAD’s decision in the case…

2017 Recap

Most Popular Ad Law Access Posts of 2017 As reported in our Ad Law News and Views newsletter, Kelley Drye’s Advertising Law practice posted 106 updates on consumer protection trends, issues, and developments to…