BBB National Programs Newsroom
BBB National Programs in the News
After Chevron: What To Expect In Consumer Protection At FTC
Law360 (paywall)
In Online Advertising Arena, Artificial Intelligence Aids And Abets Fake Reviews, False Claims
HBW Insight
EC Says European Private Data Can Flow to Compliant US Companies
Law360 (paywall)
How Advertising Self-Regulation Can Provide Guidance on Health-Related Product Claims
Natural Products Insider
Regulators Have Their Eye On The Dark Art Of Dark Patterns
AdExchanger
Companies are selling us more stuff by telling us it's 'sustainable'
Business INSIDER
Exploring sustainable clothing for kids heading back to school
Good Morning America
Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council Recommends Dudley Beauty Discontinue Earnings Claims
McLean, VA – October 21, 2024 – The Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) recommended Dudley Beauty discontinue certain earnings claims made on Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, Pinterest, and the company website.
National Advertising Division Recommends Comcast Discontinue or Modify Comcast Business Internet’s “12x Faster” Claim
New York, NY – October 17, 2024 – In a challenge brought by AT&T, the National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended Comcast, in connection with Comcast Business Internet discontinue or modify the claim “Comcast Business Internet has speeds up to 12x faster than Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile.”
In National Advertising Division Fast-Track SWIFT Case, Reckitt Voluntarily Discontinued “#1 Recommended” Claim for Finish Dishwashing Detergent
New York, NY – October 16, 2024 – The National Advertising Division has closed a Fast-Track SWIFT challenge initiated by P&G following the voluntary discontinuation of claims made by Reckitt Benckiser that its Finish dishwashing detergent is the “#1 Recommended in America.”
NAD Recommends Charter Discontinue or Modify Spectrum Internet “Fastest Speeds in More Neighborhoods than Any Other Provider” Claim
New York, NY – October 10, 2024 – The National Advertising Division recommended Charter discontinue or modify the claim that “Spectrum offers the fastest speeds in more neighborhoods than any other provider” to avoid conveying the unsupported message that Charter offers the fastest speeds and is available in...
John Templeton Foundation Grant Awarded to Center for Industry Self-Regulation to Develop Industry Self-Regulation Curriculum for Law, Business & Public Policy Schools
McLean, VA – September 10, 2024 - BBB National Programs’ Center for Industry Self-Regulation today announced that it will develop a curriculum on industry self-regulation for law, business, and public policy school programs, filling a significant gap in current higher...
BBB National Programs Appoints Amy Steacy as General Counsel, Promotes New Leaders in Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising and Global Privacy
McLean, VA – June 4, 2024 – BBB National Programs announced the appointment of Amy Steacy as General Counsel. Additional leadership promotions include Daniel Range as Vice President of the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI) and Dr. Divya Sridhar as Vice President, Global...
Companies Agree to Expand School Coverage under the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative Core Principles
McLean, VA – May 2, 2024 – Twenty-one of the nation’s leading food, beverage, and quick serve restaurant companies have agreed to strengthen their voluntary commitments for responsible food advertising to children under the Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI) Core Principles.
BBB National Programs Issues Compliance Warning for Use of AI in Child-Directed Advertising and Data Collection
McLean, VA – May 1, 2024 – BBB National Programs’ Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) today issued a new compliance warning on the application of CARU’s Advertising and Privacy Guidelines to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), putting advertisers, brands, endorsers, developers, toy manufacturers, and others on...
Making Subscriptions Simple: FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule is a Win for Consumers
Privacy Compliance is Complicated and It Matters
What to Know About Ohio’s Lemon Law
What You Missed at NAD 2024: The Global Future of Ad Law
Privacy Year In Review: Laws, the Impact, and the Elephant in the Room
Ad Watchers: A Chat with ICAS - What Are Ad Law’s Global Hot Topics?
Making Sense of AI Governance
Protecting Child Influencers
Media Inquiry