FTC Punishes ‘Detox’ Tea Maker Teami, With a Slap on the Wrist for Influencers Including Cardi B Media Coverage FTC Punishes ‘Detox’ Tea Maker Teami, With a Slap on the Wrist for Influencers Including Cardi B Scott Nover, ADWEEK
Brands Are Building Their Own Virtual Influencers. Are Their Posts Legal? Media Coverage Brands Are Building Their Own Virtual Influencers. Are Their Posts Legal? Jesselyn Cook, HUFFPOST
Federal Trade Commission Pens Letters Admonishing Instagram Influencers Media Coverage Federal Trade Commission Pens Letters Admonishing Instagram Influencers Emma Sarran Webster, Teen Vogue
FTC Puts Influencers on Notice for Potential Disclosure Violations Media Coverage FTC Puts Influencers on Notice for Potential Disclosure Violations Alexandra Steigrad, WWD
Ad or Not? James Charles and Various Beauty Brands Consumer News Ad or Not? James Charles and Various Beauty Brands Influencer gets FTC rules on disclosure wrong.
Marketing Your Brand With Influencers? Make Sure the FTC Hits the “Like” Button Media Coverage Marketing Your Brand With Influencers? Make Sure the FTC Hits the “Like” Button Thomas Harvey, The Recorder
Roblox Revamps Its Ad Policies after TINA.org Action Consumer News Roblox Revamps Its Ad Policies after TINA.org Action Will it enforce them this time?
Influencer-in-Chief? Trump and Thoburns Consumer News Influencer-in-Chief? Trump and Thoburns London-based public relations agency’s ad featuring Trump raises questions about endorsements.
The Problematic Fakery Of Lil Miquela Explained—An Exploration Of Virtual Influencers and Realness Media Coverage The Problematic Fakery Of Lil Miquela Explained—An Exploration Of Virtual Influencers and Realness Matt Klein, Forbes
TINA Fires First Salvo at Virtual Influencers Media Coverage TINA Fires First Salvo at Virtual Influencers Linda A. Goldstein & Amy Ralph Mudge, Lexology
Fyre Festival investigation sparks conversation about power of influencers Media Coverage Fyre Festival investigation sparks conversation about power of influencers ABC News
93% of celebrity influencers don’t signpost ads correctly on Instagram Media Coverage 93% of celebrity influencers don’t signpost ads correctly on Instagram Rebecca Stewart, The Drum
After Kim Kardashian’s SEC settlement, influencers working with brands could face more scrutiny – and fines Media Coverage After Kim Kardashian’s SEC settlement, influencers working with brands could face more scrutiny – and fines Marty Swant, Digiday
The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits Media Coverage The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits Sasha Chavkin, Caitlin Gilbertand Anahad O’Connor, The Examination
Digital culture guru Taylor Lorenz’s new book reveals how the Instagram influencer ‘floodgates’ really opened: a backfiring FTC crackdown Media Coverage Digital culture guru Taylor Lorenz’s new book reveals how the Instagram influencer ‘floodgates’ really opened: a backfiring FTC crackdown Taylor Lorenz, Fortune
Bounty Ad Alert Bounty An argument for embedded advertising disclosures in sponsored social media posts.