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FTC closes another investigation into endorsement guides violation

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 25 2013

The Federal Trade Commission has closed another investigation into a social media promotion for an alleged violation of the agency's Endorsement

Microsoft ads challenge Google on privacy

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 28 2013

A new Microsoft ad campaign targets the privacy protections offered by competitor Google - or rather, its lack thereof. Some of the print, television

FTC’s report on alcohol industry’s online marketing to be released this summer

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 8 2013

According to a report by Reuters, the Federal Trade Commission plans to release the findings from its year-long study of online advertisements for

User files TCPA suit against Yahoo

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 25 2013

An unwanted text message is the subject of a new class action lawsuit filed against Yahoo. According to the complaint, San Diego resident Rafael

What happened to do not track?

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 24 2012

Originally endorsed by the Federal Trade Commission and consumer groups as the answer to online privacy concerns, the implementation of Do Not Track (DNT) now appears to have stalled

Take two: Facebook tries to settle ad suit again

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 24 2012

A revised proposed settlement was submitted to federal court in California in the Facebook “Sponsored Stories” litigation

FTC declines to take action for violation of endorsement guides

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 24 2012

The Federal Trade Commission has declined to take action against a company and its public relations firm for alleged violations of the Endorsement Guides that arose from a recent advertising campaign where gifts were provided to bloggers in exchange for product coverage

Did Facebook violate its FTC agreement?

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 17 2012

Consumers groups have sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, charging that a new marketing program launched by Facebook violates the terms of the social networking site’s settlement with the agency earlier this year

Ninth Circuit approves Facebook settlement over objections

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 12 2012

Despite the fact that class members will not receive any compensation, the Ninth Circuit approved the “fundamentally fair” settlement terms in a lawsuit brought by users who alleged that Facebook’s Beacon program violated their privacy rights

The NLRB upholds employer-friendly ruling in first decision involving firing over a Facebook posting

  • Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 12 2012

As a powerful tool to reach a wide audience and a vehicle for users to reveal otherwise private information, social media creates fertile ground for litigation, particularly in the employment and labor context

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