As you probably know by now, in April the Federal Trade Commission signaled its heightened concern with social media influencer campaigns that fail to disclose the existence of a business or family relationship between the influencer and the advertiser. As a clear indication of more serious enforcement to come, the Commission sent...

In June 2017 we posted a story about the Federal Trade Commission sending letters to 90 celebrities and brands for failing to properly disclose material connections with the brands or products promoted on social media. At the time, the celebrities and the companies received warning letters reminding them of their obligations to include #sponsored or #ad for promotional...