Ad Law Access

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

Texas AG, Arkansas AG, and FTC Don’t Bless Pyramid Scheme “Blessings in No Time”

Last week, BINT Operations LLC aka “Blessings in No Time” (“BINT”) and its owners resolved two separate, but coordinated, lawsuits stemming from states’ and the FTC’s investigations alleging perpetration of an illegal…

State AGs and Consumer Protection: What We Learned from . . . Colorado

We continue our State AG webinar series traveling farther west past the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Last week, we spoke with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Deputy Attorney General for…

Kids’ Privacy and Safety Redux: Amended KOSA and COPPA 2.0 Advance By Voice Vote

Last year, the Senate Commerce Committee marked up two bipartisan bills to protect kids’ privacy and safety – the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0) –…

NAD Reads Into WSJ’s “Cancel Anytime” Claims

Most NAD cases are brought by competitors, but NAD can also initiate a proceeding pursuant to its “responsibility for monitoring and reviewing national advertising for truthfulness and accuracy.” Looking at the cases…

Those AI Commitments from the Tech Companies Aren’t “Just Voluntary” – They’re Enforceable by the FTC

On July 21, 2023, the White House announced that it had secured commitments from the leading artificial intelligence companies to manage the risks posed by AI. As stressed in the press release and in news articles…