On February 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized its Government and Business Impersonation Rule (the Impersonation Rule, available here) prohibiting fraudulent impersonation of governments, businesses and...more
2/26/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Deep Fake ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Fraud ,
FTC Act ,
Government Entities ,
Money Transfer ,
Online Platforms ,
Proposed Amendments ,
SNPRM ,
Telemarketing ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule ,
Third-Party Liability ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in recent years has made clear its intention to adopt a more aggressive enforcement posture toward so-called dark patterns. The FTC defines unlawful dark patterns to include any online...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has brought far more consumer protection enforcement actions in conjunction with state attorneys general’s offices this year, and the trend shows no signs of slowing down.
For example,...more
1/9/2023
/ Advertising ,
AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Misrepresentation ,
State Attorneys General
On October 20, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted 3-1 at an Open Commission meeting to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“ANPR”) on the Use of Reviews and Endorsements....more
11/9/2022
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Advertising ,
Endorsements ,
Fake Reviews ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Marketing ,
Online Endorsements ,
Online Reviews ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices