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

Fashion Nova Sued Over Failure to Post Negative Reviews

In January, we posted that Fashion Nova had agreed to settle an FTC complaint alleging that the company’s practice of suppressing negative reviews on its site “deprives consumers of potentially useful information and…

Lather, Rinse, Review, Repeat – NAD Issues New Decision on Haircare Reviews

Last year, Prose – a company that makes customized haircare products – brought an NAD challenge against a competitor, Function, over Function’s claims that it had over 110,000 5-star product reviews. Shortly after…

FTC Continues to Focus on Incentivized Reviews

Last week, we wrote about the FTC’s first case involving a company’s failure to post negative reviews. Just a few days later, the FTC reached a $3.5 million settlement with Hubble Contacts. Although much of the FTC’s…

FTC Settles with Company Over Failure to Post Negative Reviews

Companies often ask us whether they can highlight positive reviews without mentioning negative ones. The good news is that there are ways to do that, but when the conversation veers from highlighting positive reviews…

NAD Frowns on Byte’s Incentivized Reviews

As advertisers wait to see what the FTC will do after sending 700 warning letters related to influencers and incentivized reviews, the NAD has been resolving disputes on similar issues. Yesterday, NAD announced a new…