Ad Law Access Podcast

Providing updates and analysis on advertising, marketing, and privacy / data security law.

FCC Proposes New TCPA Rules for AI Calls and Texts

| 7 min

On August 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry related to the use of artificial intelligence in outbound calls and texts. Among the proposed…

FTC Settlement with CarShield Holds Lessons on Endorsements

| 5 min

If you’ve watched the news recently, it’s fairly safe to predict that two things happened. First, you probably watched an announcer recount disturbing news about the current political climate. Second, following that…

From GrubHub to StubHub- DC Sues StubHub for Deceptive Pricing and Junk Fees

In June, we summarized a number of new and pending laws specifically designed to regulate how companies display prices and fees. Although it’s important for companies to focus on those, we also noted that even in…

FTC Settlement Illustrates Challenges with Up to” Claims

| 5 min

“Up to” claims can be difficult to substantiate, in part, because the standard for substantiating those claims isn’t always clear. Over the years, the FTC, NAD, and courts have articulated different standards that are…

Cameo Settles with 30 AGs Over Endorsement Issues

| 4 min

Cameo is a platform where people can pay celebrities to record videos with scripted personal messages. Jimmy Kimmel recently used the platform to see if he could get George Santos to say silly things and then Kimmel…