Ad Law Access Podcast
Dark Patterns - A New Legal Standard or Just a Catchy Name? (Part Two)
In Part One of this discussion, we provided background on the concept of dark patterns and analyzed some recent examples from State AG enforcement. We concluded that, in alleging dark patterns, State AGs are building…
Dark Patterns - A New Legal Standard or Just a Catchy Name? (Part One)
State and federal regulators have definitely put a new emphasis on combatting so-called “dark patterns” – a term attributed in 2010 to user-experience expert Harry Brignull, who runs the website darkpatterns.org.…
(Un) Check Your Checkboxes- States not Preempted by FECA
On January 26, Minnesota Federal District Court Judge John Tunheim dismissed a pending action for declaratory relief brought by WinRed, Inc., seeking to enjoin an ongoing consumer protection investigation brought by…
FTC Continues to Focus on Incentivized Reviews
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 complaint in…
Webinar Replay: State Attorney General Consumer Protection Priorities For 2022
Consumer protection enforcement efforts are expected to increase dramatically this year. Recent pronouncements from State Attorneys General around the country bring privacy, big tech and the misuse of algorithms, and…