Advertisers took home a win on one of the latest consumer class actions to make you scratch you head and ask “REALly?” On August 4, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissed a putative class action against a major food manufacturer alleging that its popular frozen food was mislabeled. Specifically, the
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FTC Evaluating Children’s Ability to Distinguish Digital Advertisements from Surrounding Content
By Vincent Smolczynski on
On August 23, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced it will continue to seek additional public comment on how children are increasingly being affected by digital advertising and marketing messages “that may blur the line between ads and entertainment.” Marketers increasingly reach children via digital media, including by embedding advertising in video sharing platforms, social…