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FTC Targets Unmasking 'Native Advertising' In Policy Update

 
• By Eileen Francis

FTC publishes enforcement policy statement addressing increases in native advertising and deceptively formatted ads. The statement explains how the commission will apply its current enforcement standards to target deceptive content, including promotions disguised as news stories, in violation of its policies.

The proliferation of “native advertising,” ads masked as other web content, prompts a Federal Trade Commission policy statement on applying its current enforcement standards and guidance to target deceptive content.

“Enforcement Policy Statement on Deceptively Formatted Advertisements” published Dec. 22 was developed from comments at a 2013 workshop...

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FTC Consumer Privacy Policy Driven By ‘Straw Man’ Arguments – Commissioner Holyoak

 
• By Eileen Francis

The US FTC’s contention that ‘notice and choice’ has failed as the cornerstone of consumer privacy regulation and must be abandoned in favor of data minimization and other more stringent measures does not adequately account for the complexity of business practices and consumer behavior, FTC commissioner Melissa Holyoak asserted at the NAD’s 2024 Annual Conference.

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• By Eileen Francis

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• By Eileen Francis

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• By Tom Gallen

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• By David Ridley

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• By Tom Gallen

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