Back in 2022, the term “surveillance advertising” became common parlance at the Federal Trade Commission. But you won’t catch any of the current commissioners or key staff invoking that term anymore.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A controversial move by Meta last year, when it switched to charging users in the European Union for an ad-free subscription to Facebook and/or Instagram unless they agreed to be tracked and profiled ...
The European Commission really isn't happy about a Meta business model that gives users in the EU, European Economic Area and Switzerland the generous choice of continuing to use Facebook and ...
Advertisers and marketers who target NYC consumers should take note: the appointment of former FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Sam Levine as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Consumer ...
In March 2026, the Trump administration has taken a number of steps in quick succession related to consumer protection. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to “combat fraudulent ‘Made in ...
Consumer protection advocates accused the company of using 'deliberately secretive' marketing campaigns to raise its profile.
Backlash over Meta’s ad-free subscription model in the European Union has begun just one month into its launch. On Thursday, Europe’s largest consumer group, the European Consumer Organization (BEUC), ...
BRUSSELS, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' (META.O), opens new tab advertising-free subscription service, a fee-based offering rolled out in Europe this month, breaches EU consumer laws, Europe's ...
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