News Apr 23rd, 2019

Influencer faces 20 years in prison for threatening man for domain name

Two people shot in struggle at domain owner's home

• legal

News Apr 5th, 2019

ASA experiment exposes five gambling firms guilty of targeting online ads at under 18s

Organisation simulates online profiles of children to expose rule breakers

• legal
• gambling
• ASA
• advertising
• children

News Oct 17th, 2018

Lawsuit claims Facebook knowingly inflated the importance of video for over a year

Misreported video view led numerous media outlets to lay off writers and pivot to video

• legal
• advertising
• video advertising

News Apr 18th, 2018

PopSugar apologises for influencer content theft ‘experiment’

Company CEO “feels terrible about how this made people feel”

• legal
• fashion

News Apr 18th, 2018

China removes 370 livestreaming as it cracks down on rule breakers

Major players like Douyu and Huya also under investigation

• livestreaming
• legal
• China
• Streaming

News Jan 29th, 2018

New York's attorney general to investigate social marketing firm Devumi

Decision follows New York Times article on fake-follower buying by a number of public figures

• legal

Feature Jan 9th, 2018

Disclosure and influencer marketing: what you need to know

Regulators have been catching up with this space with guidelines… and enforcement

• legal
• FTC
• ASA
• regulations

News Jan 4th, 2018

Captain Morgan rapped for alcohol-promoting Snapchat lens

Ruling from UK advertising watchdog should also warn influencers planning over-18 campaigns

• Snapchat
• legal

News Dec 5th, 2017

FTC approves settlement in CSGO Lotto marketing case

Trevor Martin and Thomas Cassell promoted their own site without adequate disclosure

• legal
• FTC
• disclosure

News Oct 10th, 2017

UK advertising watchdog warns about misleading influencer marketing

ASA boss says too many influencers still aren't declaring their commercial relationships adequately

• legal
• ASA
• regulators
• UK

News Sep 11th, 2017

YouTube gamers settle FTC complaint over CS:GO gambling promotion

Trevor 'TmarTn' Martin and Thomas 'Syndicate' Cassell must disclose commercial relationships in future

• legal
• CS:GO
• gambling
• FTC
• regulation
• Syndicate