Regulations
The FTC’s rule prohibiting fake online reviews is officially live
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is keeping it real… It’s officially not OK to publish fake reviews online. The FTC activated the ban on Monday, meaning penalties can be issued against violations. So from now on, you shouldn’t: Buy reviews. Misuse social media—like buying following or artificially inflating views. Misrepresent a customer’s experience in your…
Better make your subscriptions and memberships easy to cancel… or else
Heads up if you’re in the US or serve US-based businesses… New rules just dropped: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just finalized its “click to cancel” rule, requiring sellers to “make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.” Seems simple enough, right? Kind of… but there’s…
New problems in the EU for Meta and Google
These two just can’t stay out of trouble in Europe, can they? Don’t get too personal: Meta needs to limit the reach of personalized ads on Facebook in the European Union, or face new fines. Before Meta can deliver personalized ads in the EU, the company will have to gain users’ permission… a big item for the to-do…
