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In May, Webull Financial agreed to pay a $1.6 million fine to settle charges brought by the Financial lndustry Regulatory Authority that Webull failed to properly manage its influencers.

Though the First Amendment affords greater free speech protections for government employees relative to those in the private sector, the speakers do not have carte blanche to insult or deride whomever they see fit.

That kind of content moderation, the court found, is constitutionally-protected "editorial judgment."

Just before leaving office, former Missouri AG Andrew Bailey withdrew a proposed rule that would have barred social media companies from requiring users to rely solely on in-house content moderation.

In January, we reported that the Texas Attorney General had filed a lawsuit against Google alleging that the company engaged iHeartMedia DJs to provide endorsements...

The Federal Trade Commission settled its first-ever action against individual social media influencers for failing to disclose connections to brands the influencers endorsed.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a settlement with Kuuhuub Inc., the operator of an online coloring book app, along with its Finnish subsidiaries Kuu Hubb Oy and Recolor Oy, ...

The Federal Trade Commission announced on August 10, 2012 that it has accepted as final a settlement with Facebook that resolves charges that Facebook deceived consumers by making false privacy assurances and then repeatedly allowing consumer information to be shared and made public.

This month, online gaming social media influencers Trevor Martin and Thomas Cassell settled the Federal Trade Commission's first charges against individual failure to disclose material information...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced proposed changes to its Endorsement Guides, 16 CFR Part 255, which assist entities in conforming endorsements and testimonials in advertising to the requirements of Section 5 of the FTC Act.

The Federal Trade Commission said that, as part of its ongoing study of the U.S. e-cigarette market, it has issued orders to five e-cigarette...

The FTC is seeking public comment on proposed changes to its Endorsement Guides.

Clearly, conspicuously, early in the post, and repeatedly if in a live stream or video.

On Monday, the Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance, in partnership with its Russian member ALRUD, held a half-day legal seminar in Moscow, "Significant Legal Issues in Advertising: An International Perspective."

This innovative form of advertising is changing the way companies connect with consumers.

According to The Washington Post, Google was alerted to ads that contained misleading information about the difference between absentee voting and mail-in voting.

With the change in administrations in Washington, there has been a drive to enact or amend legislation in a variety of areas.

That connection could be a business relationship, a family relationship, monetary payment, a gift, or a free product.