Legal: General
Antitrust mania sweeps Washington as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple all face probes
A perfect storm of public discontent, politics and economics has produced a wave of pending investigations....
Cheetah Mobile and another Chinese firm accused of mobile ad download fraud
A Q1 report from AppsFlyer said that mobile ad fraud is costing brands $700-$800 million globally on a quarterly...
Facebook job ads excluded women, ACLU complaint says
Federal complaint alleges that roughly 10 employers targeted job ads to male candidates across a range of openings, from construction labor to...
Facebook facing class action in Illinois, campaign finance suit in Washington
Data retention at issue in Washington, facial recognition consent in Illinois....
Facebook could prevent age-discriminating job ads if it wanted to
Facebook, Amazon, Verizon and others used the social network’s age-based targeting to promote job openings, according to ProPublica and The...
What the FTC’s latest endorsement disclosure actions mean for marketers
Regulatory body addresses influencers’ responsibility in making disclosures and the sufficiency of platforms’ branded-content labeling...
In the debate over net neutrality, make some noise
As the battle over net neutrality heats up, columnist James Green chips away at some misconceptions about the regulations to help you understand...
Be careful what you ask for: How a Supreme Court victory for manufacturers helped Amazon
Contributor David Rodnitzky takes a look at a decade-old ruling and explains how it helped Amazon become a commerce behemoth and what it means...
Amazon to open brand registry next month in effort to fight counterfeit products
During an interview at Shoptalk, Amazon VP Peter Faricy said the program was in testing but will soon be available in North...
FTC issues report and guidelines on cross-device tracking
Transparency, consumer choice, data sensitivity and security are the four principles that companies must respect....
Tech firms join forces to push back on Trump immigration ban
More than 25 tech companies potentially involved in the action....
Amazon Canada ordered to pay $1M fine for deceptive price listings
Canada's Competition Bureau said its charges against Amazon sent a clear message that unsubstantiated savings claims will not be...
US District Court judge orders Amazon to release customer data in connection to WEN Haircare lawsuit
Amazon wasn't part of the original lawsuit, but lawyers for the plaintiffs requested names of customers who had purchased WEN products on the...
How a 2010 Colorado law suddenly stands to change internet sales tax collection for good
The Supreme Court declined to hear arguments challenging a law that requires e-commerce retailers to report consumer sales to the...
What does the Consumer Review Fairness Act mean for consumers and online reviews?
Columnist Sherry Bonelli discusses the impact that newly signed legislation may have on local business owners and review...
Update: FTC holds Warner Brothers accountable for online influencer deception
Warner Brothers will suffer penalties if they fail to make disclosures of sponsored content in the...
The FTC isn’t going to save influencer marketing from itself, but the industry could
Contributor Chuck Moran believes marketers need to look beyond FTC efforts and set a standard to ensure transparency in influencer...
Study finds e-retailers are making it more difficult to unsubscribe from emails
According to the Online Trust Alliance, fewer online retailers are using "clear and conspicuous" unsubscribe links in marketing emails....
How to manage ad partners in regulated industries: Pharma (part 5 of 5)
In the last of her five-part series, contributor Lori Weiman takes a deep dive into FDA guidelines and explains how pharmaceutical advertisers...
Report: Apple to be assessed “billions” in unpaid European back taxes
The precise figures are under wraps but will be released later this week....