Polymarket sued over ‘flagrantly deceptive’ social media ads

Consumer protection advocates accused the company of using 'deliberately secretive' marketing campaigns to raise its profile.
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CCPA action on ‘100%’ claims revives debate over criminal liability for deceptive ads

Experts argue that while criminal liability may strengthen deterrence, it should be reserved for egregious cases involving ...
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The FTC’s Director Of Consumer Protection On What Self-Reg Orgs Can Do To Avoid ‘Fading Into Irrelevance’

Earlier this week, I attended the National Advertising Division’s ad law conference in New York City, where I heard two top Federal Trade Commission officials express two very different points of view ...
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European consumer groups band together to fight Meta’s self-serving ad-free sub — branding it ‘unfair’ and ‘illegal’

Days after a privacy complaint was lodged against Meta in the European Union over its latest controversial shift of legal basis claimed for processing people’s data for ads, consumer groups across the ...
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EU finds that Meta’s ad-free tier may be in breach of consumer protection rules

The European Union has informed Meta Platforms Inc. that the ad-free version of Facebook and Instagram may breach the bloc’s consumer protection laws. The CPC Network, a group of EU-based consumer ...
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Every state in the United States, plus Washington, DC, has an attorney general tasked with regulating, investigating and enforcing against noncompliant marketing practices. They’re known colloquially ...

Consumer protection online: Ministers demand tougher action against fake shops

The Conference of Consumer Protection Ministers targets e-commerce, AI agents, online food monitoring, and lack of price ...