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5 Key Takeaways - Marketing to Kids: New U.S. Privacy and Social Media Safety Laws Impact Advertising Compliance

Kilpatrick on 10/17/2024

With increasing scrutiny on how companies handle personal data of children under 18, several new laws are reshaping the legal landscape. Even companies that may not intend to direct their services to children still need to be...more

The Impact of the CARU Advertising Guidelines Change On Privacy

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 8/27/2021

As discussed in our sister blog, CARU’s revised Ad Guidelines go into effect on January 1, 2022. While the core principles of the guidelines have not changed, they now include new content to account for today’s advertising...more

No Discord Here: CARU Determines Social Media Platform Complies With COPPA

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/15/2020

On October 6, the Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU) announced its finding that Discord, a social media platform that provides text, voice and video communication services via desktop, browser and mobile applications,...more

Advertising Law - October 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/9/2015

Commercials Pulled After Endorser Admits 9/11 Lies - The revelation that an endorser lied about his whereabouts on September 11 led a national sports-themed restaurant chain to stop airing commercials where the actor...more

Privacy Alert: COPPA Amendment Impacts Apps, Ads and Social Networks

Fenwick & West LLP on 1/21/2013

After a two-year comment process, the Federal Trade Commission adopted its long-awaited amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule in December 2012. The amendments, which go into effect July 1, 2013,...more

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