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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
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...
National Advertising Division Recommends Promotion in Motion Discontinue or Modify Certain Welch’s Fruit Snack Commercials
New York, NY – September 30, 2024 – The National Advertising Division recommended that PIM Brands discontinue certain television commercials for its Welch’s Fruit Snacks or modify the advertising to avoid conveying the message that competing fruit snacks are worthless.
Following National Advertising Division Inquiry, Google Voluntarily Unlists Video Demonstrating Google Gemini Capabilities
New York, NY – September 12, 2024 – Google voluntarily unlisted a video demonstrating the capabilities of Google Gemini, its large language model artificial intelligence (AI) offering introduced in December 2023.
National Advertising Division Recommends Gruma Modify Sugar and Net Carbohydrate Label Claims
New York, NY – September 11, 2024 – In a challenge brought by competitor Olé, the National Advertising Division found certain “zero sugar” and “0G sugar” claims supported and recommended that Gruma Corporation, in connection with its tortilla product offerings, modify or discontinue other claims.
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...
What You Missed at NAD 2024: The Global Future of Ad Law
Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron
What to Know About New Jersey’s Lemon Law
U.S. Supreme Court Impact: Judicial Power at Work, Industry Self-Regulation in Play
Ad Watchers: A Chat with ICAS - What Are Ad Law’s Global Hot Topics?
Making Sense of AI Governance
Protecting Child Influencers
Ad Watchers: AI is Everywhere - What about advertising?
For this episode of Ad Watchers, Eric and Annie tackle artificial intelligence (AI), a term on the minds of businesses and on the radar of the National Advertising Division (NAD). In this episode, our hosts are joined by guest Ken Crutchfield to discuss AI’s potential impact on advertising.
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