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December Monthly Minute | The National Advertising Division (NAD)
5 Key Takeaways | Nuts and Bolts of NAD Proceedings
NAD Melts Away Fenty's Jelly Oil Endorsements, Finding Them Insufficiently Conspicuous - In a self-monitoring challenge to skincare brand Fenty and its marketing for its Melt AWF Jelly Oil Makeup-Melting Cleanser, NAD...more
This InStyle social media post for Cariuma sneakers has the disclosure “Sponsored” in faint gray font under the publisher’s name. Was the post sponsored by InStyle or Cariuma? It is hard to tell....more
The end of a year and the beginning of a new one can be a time of reflection and a time for thinking about the future and what it may hold. It is a time for making lists of resolutions, goals, and aspirations...more
FTC Warns Influencers That Disclosures Miss the Sweet Spot - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to be very clear that policing the failure to disclose material connections by influencers when posting social media...more
In addition to legal analysis, legislative developments, and some general whimsy, in this blog we highlight commentary from regulators and industry figures in the advertising law space. We had the opportunity to hear from...more
Suit Alleging Madison Reed Hair Color Claims Are Deceptive Will Live to "Dye" Another Day - Allegations that Madison Reed misrepresented the safety and quality of its at-home hair dying products survived a motion to...more
Regulatory scrutiny of advertising has ramped up significantly over the past year, and nowhere more so than with (1) environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, and (2) social media influencers and the Federal Trade...more
China’s Influencers Suffer Great Leap Backward - The party’s central Internet authority aims to curb rampant celebrity “extravagance” - Oversight, or Overlook? With all the negative attention online culture and social media...more
The food industry’s most comprehensive legal and regulatory conference, Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation, is returning this spring in a unique, interactive virtual format. Key stakeholders will discuss how to...more
FTC Tries to Clean Out 25 Fake Disinfectant Websites - But all information about scheme masterminds has been wiped away - Less Is More - There are elaborate schemes out there – boy, have we covered them. Misdirection, shadowy...more
While controversy swirls as to whether the social media platform TikTok will be banned from the U.S., a recent National Advertising Division (NAD) case sheds some light on best practices when engaging influencers to create...more
In its Disclosures 101 for Social Media Influencers guide, the FTC recommended that when an influencer promotes a brand in a video, the influencer should disclose any connection it has to the brand in the video itself. In...more
In addition to the Federal Trade Commission, the National Advertising Division (NAD) has also been active with cases regarding COVID-19 claims. In the latest case, the NAD announced that Nomolotus, LLC, d/b/a Truvani,...more
IMC Releases Best Practices for Fraudspotting - Dig into the numbers, says industry watchdog - All-Star Game - Look, the Influencer Marketing Council sounds cooler than it actually is....more
Digitally altered images of models have been a controversial advertising issue for decades. In Great Britain, the Advertising Standards Authority Ltd., which is the governing regulatory advertising body, in 2011 banned...more
The use of beauty products is “an understudied source of environmental chemical exposures” with a disparate effect on women of color, George Washington University and Occidental College researchers argue. Ami R. Zota, et al.,...more
I am certainly not the only person who has been lured into purchasing a too-good-to-be-true, deeply discounted product online, only to learn that what I actually purchased was a subscription to buy more stuff. Kate Hudson’s...more
Full Disclosure: Instagram to Help Influencers With Compliance - On the heels of dozens of letters sent by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to influencers and marketers, cautioning them to make appropriate disclosures on...more
NAD Inquiry Results in Modified Celebrity Endorsements - As a result of an inquiry by the National Advertising Division, celebrity endorsements of FitTea were revised to better disclose material connections. The...more
Most modern advertising campaigns include social media components. In fact, it is not uncommon today to see products advertised exclusively on social media. For the most part, the same rules that govern traditional...more
NAD Recommends Goop Lifestyle Blog Clean up Its Claims - Gwyneth Paltrow's agreement to discontinue her lifestyle blog Goop for a line of dietary supplements following an inquiry by the National Advertising Division...more
A message from our Chair: We are pleased to bring you this month's newsletter as the first edition under our new brand—"Manatt Digital." Our new name, which replaces Manatt Digital Media, is reflective of our...more
"Flying Rabbi" Suit Crash Lands in NY Appellate Court - A New York man was unsuccessful in his lawsuit accusing Jimmy Kimmel of misappropriating his image during a skit on the late night TV show, Jimmy Kimmel Live! ...more
Online Reviews Not Sufficient To Support Ad Claim, NAD Rules - While recognizing the benefits of using new sources of information, the National Advertising Division (NAD) decided that an advertiser’s use of aggregated...more