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FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently finalized its Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials (Rule) to combat fake reviews and testimonials. The finalized Rule comes after the FTC reviewed 100 public...more

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FTC Issues Final Rule to Fight Fake Product Reviews

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The Federal Trade Commission on August 14 announced a final trade regulation rule intended to fight fake reviews and testimonials by prohibiting their purchase or sale and by allowing the agency to seek civil penalties...more

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Fake It Until You Make It: FTC Targets Fake Reviews and Testimonials

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Consumers often research a product or service before they make a purchase. Now more than ever, consumers rely on the reviews and testimonials they see online. This creates a breeding ground for deception. Enter the Federal...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

What’s Next for the FTC’s Proposed Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials?

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) received 105 comments from the public on its proposed trade regulation rule to prohibit marketers from using unfair or deceptive practices involving consumer reviews and...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

FTC Proposes Ban on Fake Reviews and Testimonials

On June 30, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it would be publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking on the use of consumer reviews and testimonials. The proposed rule follows FTC’s November 2022...more

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The Best Legal Review of the FTC’s Regulatory Review of Consumer Reviews

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As we drifted into the July 4 weekend, the FTC set off some fireworks with the publication of its long-awaited updates to the Endorsement Guides and its corresponding FAQs, and it followed up on last year’s advance notice of...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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