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NAD Finds France Media’s Readership Claims Supported; Recommends Modification of “Largest Commercial Real Estate Publisher” Claim
New York, NY – October 22, 2020 – The National Advertising Division (NAD) determined that France Media Inc. (FMI) provided a reasonable basis for certain readership claims for its Commercial Real Estate Publishing Platform, but recommended that FMI modify its claims that it is the “largest...
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NARB Recommends Benefiber Discontinue “100% Natural” and “Clinically Proven” Claims, But Finds “Helps You Feel Fuller Longer” Claim Supported
New York, NY – October 22, 2020 – The National Advertising Review Board (NARB) recommended that GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare, LLC (GSK) discontinue “100% natural” and “clinically proven to curb cravings” claims for Benefiber, and determined that GSK...
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NAD Recommends Avadim Health, Inc. Discontinue Health-Related Claims for Theraworx Relief for Muscle and Joint Products; Advertiser to Appeal
New York, NY – October 21, 2020 – The National Advertising Division (NAD) determined that Avadim Health, Inc. (Avadim) did not provide a reasonable basis for health-related claims appearing on Theraworx product packaging, in website, and social media advertising, and elsewhere so NAD...
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NAD Recommends Comcast Discontinue or Modify “Best In-Home WiFi Experience” Claim; Advertiser to Appeal
New York, NY – October 20, 2020 – The National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that Comcast Cable Communications, LLC discontinue its “Living with AT&T” commercial, but determined that the express claim “AT&T, why am I paying the same price for only a fraction of the speed you advertised?,”...
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Media Advisory: Media Visionary Tom Rogers, Deputy Attorney General of the U.S. Jeffrey A. Rosen, and FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson to Keynote NAD 2020 Annual Conference
New York, NY – September 9, 2020 – On the eve of its 50th anniversary, the National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs will host the NAD 2020 Annual Conference, which this year will be a virtual event over the course of three days –...
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BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division Launches NAD Complex Track, a Custom Challenge Process for Complex Advertising Claims
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs today launched its NAD Complex Track advertising challenge process, a new customized option to...
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Dona Fraser Named Senior Vice President, Privacy Initiatives, BBB National Programs; Josh Harris Joins Her Team as Director, Global Privacy Initiatives
BBB National Programs, the independent non-profit organization that oversees more than a dozen industry self-regulation programs, today announced that Dona Fraser has been promoted to the newly created position of Senior Vice President, Privacy Initiatives. The announcement was made by Eric D....
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Digital Advertising Accountability Program’s New Political Ads Report Finds Some Campaigns Fall Short of Transparency Best Practices
Amid widespread news stories that Facebook Inc. is considering imposing a ban on political ads in the days leading up to the U.S. election in November, BBB National Programs’ Digital Advertising Accountability Program (DAAP) today issued a report detailing...
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NAD 2020: A Virtually Stellar Advertising Law Conference
This year the National Advertising Division (NAD) Annual Conference, NAD 2020, welcomed marketing and advertising law experts to a virtual event that featured high-caliber keynote speakers, cutting-edge panels on advertising law, and key topics such as COVID-19 fraud, diversity and bias in advertising law, and the controversial role of social media. Here are some takeaways from the event that we found worthy of a call-out.
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Time for Revolution in the Direct Selling Industry
In this podcast episode, Direct Selling Association (DSA) President Joe Mariano discusses how the nature of the fast-changing direct-selling marketplace has informed the industry’s approach to self-regulation, how the Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC) has helped, and the work that lies ahead.
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Defining 'Child-Directed' and Addressing New Technology: Discussing COPPA Updates at CARU 2020
On September 22, the 2020 CARU Conference kicked off the Fall Series with a keynote from the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)'s Peder Magee, and Phyllis Marcus, a Partner at Huton Andrews Kurth and one of the original authors of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
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What Parents Need to Know About Mobile App and Device Permissions
If there is one thing most parents know, it’s that Kids. Love. Apps. But how do you determine what apps are "safe" for your child to download? If you want to evaluate an app to determine how safe your child’s data will be if they use it, let's start by understanding the permissions the app asks for.
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