Canada’s ad industry cracking down on paid endorsements on social media CBC News Peter Nowak Canada’s advertising industry is taking long-overdue steps to curb misleading posts on blogs and social media that double as paid product...
READ MOREPaid $75,000 to Love a Brand on Instagram. But Is It an Ad? The New York Times Sapna Maheshwar For marketers contending with consumers who use ad blockers online and have cut the cord to their TVs in favor of streaming services, social media has...
READ MOREBehind the stealth ad campaigns for the EpiPen and other drugs STAT Rebecca Robbins Welcome to the world of unbranded ads, a stealthy and lightly regulated form of drug marketing focused on educating the public about a health condition — which...
READ MOREIt’s Black Breastfeeding Week: Why Is That Needed? Inquisitr Amy Schaeffer Why is it necessary to have a week that’s devoted to one ethnicity and breastfeeding? Because, the women say, being a black woman who chooses to breastfeed may be more...
READ MORELawsuits Claim “100% Natural” Label On Nature Valley Granola Bars Is Deceptive Consumerist Mary Beth Quirk What exactly constitutes a “100% natural” food is a matter of much debate, but four new lawsuits argue that granola shouldn’t claim to be...
READ MOREHow to see what Facebook knows about you (or thinks they do) KHON2 You’ve probably heard the saying, ‘if you’re not paying, you’re the product.’ The concept is that with free services like Facebook, they are making money through selling ‘you’ to...
READ MOREAt 100 years old, the National Parks need $12 billion of TLC Marketplace Mitchell Hartman One option for increasing funding — supported by free-market advocates, a version of which appears in a policy change recently proposed by the National Park...
READ MOREGoogle Knows How Much You Hate Getting Giant Pop-Up Ads On Your Phone Consumerist Kate Cox It is one of the small but ubiquitous frustrations of the modern era: You tap an interesting-looking link on your phone, only to be greeted by some giant...
READ MOREDropping the plan to ban junk food ads in prime time was a bad move – the UK will regret it The Conversation Gillian Hopkinson The government’s Childhood Obesity Plan has been met with widespread anger from numerous health organisations. This was...
READ MOREKardashians in Trouble Over Paid Product Endorsements on Instagram Yahoo Janko Roettgers The Kardashian family is known for over-sharing, but a consumer watchdog group alleges that Kim & Co. have crossed a line with some of their social...
READ MOREMinistry bans sales of Nestle’s baby formula The Korea Herald Ahn Sung-mi South Korean government on Aug. 19 banned sales of baby formula by Nestle Korea for containing sodium selenite. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said it stopped sales...
READ MOREDid Warriors’ Decision Doom Commercial-Free Schools? SF Weekly Michael Barba For almost two decades, the San Francisco Unified School District has fought back against corporate advertising, banning brand names and shooting down most investors who...
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