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Part 3: What the FTC’s Final Rule Means for Incentivized Reviews

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In this post, part of a six-part series, we explore what the FTC’s Final Rule on consumer reviews and testimonials means for incentivized reviews. The Final Rule prohibits businesses from providing compensation or other...more

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A Guide to Understanding FTC’s Regulations for Endorsements and Testimonials in Influencer Advertising

Surprise, surprise, it turns out that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is serious about the misuse of endorsements and testimonials in advertising. In October 2021, the FTC sent out a Notice of Penalty Offenses to...more

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FTC Contemplates Rule Aimed at Combating Deceptive Consumer Reviews

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On Tuesday, February 13, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held an informal hearing regarding the Proposed Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials. Three interested parties each had the opportunity to submit 30...more

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FTC Finalizes Updated Guidance for Influencer and Consumer Review Programs

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently finalized updates to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (Guides), which address the FTC’s latest thinking about how the...more

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FTC Announces Updated Endorsement Guides to Combat Deceptive Reviews and Endorsements

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On June 29, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the publication of long-awaited updates to its Endorsement Guides (Guides), which provide the agency’s official guidance to businesses and other advertisers on...more

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FTC Updates Endorsement Guides and Strengthens Policies Against Fake and Manipulated Reviews

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The Federal Trade Commission has issued its updated Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (Endorsement Guides). Last updated in 2009, the significantly revised Endorsement Guides focus on...more

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14 Years Later: FTC Updates The Endorsement Guides

On June 29, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its much anticipated and long-awaited updates to the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (the Guides). The Guides, which...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

In a One, Two, Three Punch, the FTC Issues Updated Endorsement Guides

The lead-up to the July Fourth holiday was a busy time for endorsement and testimonial watchers—the FTC issued (i) its final, updated Guides to the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, (ii) an updated version...more

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Never Have I Ever

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We’ve all at least once (and maybe only once) played the surprisingly revealing drinking game “Never Have I Ever”. You know, you go around the table with one person asking, “Never have I ever [fill in the blank]” with the...more

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FTC Finalizes Updated Endorsement and Testimonial Guides

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Thirteen months after proposing sweeping changes to its Endorsements and Testimonial Guides (Guides), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized its revised guidelines and released an updated set of FAQs to help guide...more

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FTC Attorney Tips for Ad Agencies and Review Sites Concerning Proposed Endorsement Guide Rule

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The comment period on the FTC’s proposed rule regarding the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising ended September 26, 2022. The Request for Comment approved by the Federal Trade Commission in May 2022 sought...more

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NAD Straightens Disclosures for Incentivized Consumer Reviews of Aligner Products

In its latest decision regarding incentivized consumer reviews, the National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs ruled that a general disclosure is not sufficient to disclose incentivized consumer reviews on a...more

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Advertising on Social Media Regulation: Comments from an FTC Official

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Holland & Knight hosted Michael Ostheimer, a senior attorney for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for a webinar presentation on Feb. 16, 2021. Ostheimer has been with the FTC for three decades, currently serving as a...more

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FTC Looks to the Public for Changes to the Endorsement Guides

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The Federal Trade Commission announced on February 12, 2020, that it will seek public comment on issues related to the Endorsement Guide, formally known as the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in...more

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New Guidelines Cement FTC’s Strong Influence Over Influencer Marketing

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this month issued new guidance on the use of social media influencers in marketing campaigns. And though it breaks little new ground, the guidance provides perhaps the clearest examples yet...more

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Be a Good Influencer: FTC Releases "Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers" Guide

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Remember when you were a teenager and rules seemed excessive and tiresome to follow? And remember getting grounded because you missed curfew ("nothing good happens after midnight") or skipped school ("Bueller? … Bueller?…")?...more

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