- FTC To Hear From IAB, Cable Lobby, Others About 'Click-To-Cancel' Proposal
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 4, 2023
The IAB, cable lobby and four other groups will participate in ...
- Search Growth Slows As Retail Media Takes Lead In Agency Forecasts
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, December 4, 2023
WPP's GroupM and IPG Mediabrands' Magna have released data around annual predictio ...
- Meta Sues FTC, Claims Enforcement Action Unconstitutional
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, November 30, 2023
Meta Platforms on Wednesday escalated its battle with the FTC over teen ...
- Judge Sides With FTC In Fight With Meta Over Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, November 28, 2023
A federal judge on Monday rejected Meta Platforms' request to block t ...
- X Corp. Defeats Claim That Ad-Targeting Slip-Up Violated Washington State Law
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 24, 2023
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming X Corp. violated ...
- FTC Presses To Proceed With 'Dark Patterns' Charges Against Amazon
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 20, 2023
"Millions of consumers who visited Amazon to shop instead found themselves enroll ...
- Judge Refuses To Scrap X Corp. Deal With FTC Over Ad-Targeting Snafu
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 17, 2023
A federal judge said he lacked authority to terminate or revise ...
- Watchdog To FTC: X Corp. Dupes Users/Advertisers, Fails To Label Ads
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, November 15, 2023
"X Corp.'s non-disclosure of advertisements is inherently deceptive," the watchdog writes, addi ...
- FTC Warns Influencers, Trade Groups Over Aspartame Ads
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Social media endorsements touting aspartame didn't include prominent enough disclosures, the F ...
- 'Dark Patterns' Charges Against Amazon Threaten All Online Advertising, IAB Says
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 13, 2023
"IAB and its members are gravely concerned about the threat to truthf ...
- FTC Seeks To Block IAB From Weighing In On 'Dark Patterns' Battle
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, November 7, 2023
The FTC is asking a federal judge to reject efforts by t ...
- Kochava's Location Data 'Easily Linkable' To Individuals, FTC Charges
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 6, 2023
Kochava provides data that "directly links" precise geolocation data to identifying informati ...
- Amazon Flooded Search Results With Irrelevant Sponsored Ads, FTC Alleges
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, November 3, 2023
Unredacted info in FTC's antitrust suit charges Amazon increased its ad-auction revenu ...
- IAB Sides With Amazon In Battle Over 'Dark Patterns'
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 27, 2023
"The FTC's complaint uses bureaucratese and terminology that has a negative connotati ...
- FTC's 'Dark Patterns' Claims Against Amazon Premature, Tech Industry Argues
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 25, 2023
"The cart is decidedly before the horse in this lawsuit," the Comput ...
- FTC's 'Dark Patterns' Charges Are Vague, Implicate All Marketing, Amazon Argues
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 20, 2023
Amazon is urging a federal judge to throw out the Federal Tra ...
- FTC Links Social Media Scams To Targeted Ads
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Sunday, October 8, 2023
Many reported social-media scams begin with an ad on Facebook or Instagra ...
- Smartphone Users Can Proceed With Suit Against Data Broker Kochava, Judge Rules
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 5, 2023
U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill -- who recently dismissed ...
- FTC Should Crack Down On Attempts To Squelch Bad Reviews, States Argue
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 5, 2023
Attorneys general from 23 states are cheering the FTC's proposal to cra ...
- FTC Urged To Investigate Grindr's Data Practices
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Privacy advocates are urging the FTC to investigate the privacy practices ...
- ANA Opposes FTC Proposal To Crack Down On Fake Reviews
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Saturday, September 30, 2023
The FTC's proposed regulations aimed at curbing fake reviews could chill legitima ...
- FTC Consumer Protection Chief Blasts 'Fiction Of Notice And Choice'
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, September 21, 2023
"Consumers do not have the time to read hundreds of pages ...
- Republican FTC Nominees Say Congress Should Lead On Privacy
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Congress is in the best position to create new privacy rules, Republic ...
- Privacy Self-Regulation Not Working, FTC Consumer Protection Head Says
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 19, 2023
"I think we need to accept that self-regulation around digital privacy ...
- FTC Warns Tax Preparation Companies Over Online Tracking
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, September 18, 2023
The FTC warned online tax preparation companies against the use of cookie ...
- FTC Recommends Format Changes, New Icons For Children's Advertising
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, September 15, 2023
Online influencers, game makers and others who post online ads aimed ...
- FTC Urges Judge To Reject X Corp.'s Bid To End Privacy Settlement
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 12, 2023
The FTC opposes X Corp's bid to terminate a consent decree requiri ...
- FTC Charges Hey Dude With Quashing Bad Reviews
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, September 11, 2023
Online shoe store Hey Dude has agreed to pay $1.95 million f ...
- The White Glove Treatment
Red, White & Blog, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, September 13, 2023
"Junk fees are those sneaky fees that are hidden from consumers wh ...
- NAI Urges Ad Companies To Examine Approach To Health Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 6, 2023
"'Health' information is no longer just about prescription records and medical diagnos ...