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

FTC Initiates Process to Adopt Proposed Rule on Rental Housing Fee Practices

The day after the release of a new Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Negative Option Offers, the FTC released another ANPR soliciting information and comments on a prospective Rule on Unfair or Deceptive…

FTC Relaunches Negative Option Rulemaking with New Questions, New Branding

Eight months after the Eighth Circuit vacated the FTC's 2024 "Click to Cancel" Rule, the Commission is starting over by issuing a new Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("ANPRM") yesterday that seeks public comment…

FTC's “Measuring Consumer Injuries and Benefits” Workshop: Key Takeaways

On February 26, 2026, the FTC convened a full-day workshop titled “Measuring Consumer Injuries and Benefits” featuring opening remarks from Chairman Ferguson and five academic panels. The workshop reflected the FTC’s…

FTC Warns Companies of Potential Violations of the Consumer Review Rule

On December 22, 2025, the FTC announced that it had sent letters to ten companies warning them of potential violations of the agency’s  Consumer Review Rule . Based on the template letter the FTC released, the letters…

FTC Quietly Reopens Click to Cancel Rulemaking in Response to Petition

In July, the Eighth Circuit  vacated  the FTC’s “Click to Cancel Rule.” Since then, the FTC has continued to challenge cancellation practices under other authority. For example, in September, the FTC announced a $7.5…