Category: Compliance Monitoring

Following a public comment period (beginning in May of 2022) for proposed changes to its current Endorsement Guides, the FTC has announced updated Advertising Guides to combat deceptive reviews and endorsements in order to protect consumers.

As part of the headline feature story in latest edition of Social Selling News, the FTC has submitted a Notice of Supplemental Authority to the U.S. District Court in the Neora trial.

Momentum Factor Founder & CEO Jonathan Gilliam will be featured along with Donnelly McDowell of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP in an SSN Webinar - The FTC's Recent Anti-Pyramid Case Win: "What Direct Sellers Should Know." This important industry discussion will take place at 1 pm Central on July 12 and will be hosted by SSN Publisher David Bland.

Now's your chance to watch Naxum's Direct Selling Executive Forum featuring Momentum Factor's own Travis Wilson. Co-Hosted by Naxum's Ben Dixon and Gaelle Ansaldo, this industry discussion centers around keys for creating a compliant direct selling culture.

In case you missed it, you can now watch the full PDMI webinar from May 2 featuring Momentum Factor's own Travis Wilson. During this in-depth webinar, Wilson along with other experts in ecommerce, legal and compliance discuss the impact of proposed changes to the FTC's Negative Option Rule.

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The FTC has sent new penalty offense notices to 670 companies regarding product claims substantiation as of April 13. These notices warned companies, including some direct sellers, that a failure to substantiate product claims could result in civil penalties in excess of $50,000. Check out this article from Kelley Drye to learn more.

In case you missed it with the start of the new year, the FTC has published inflation-adjusted civil penalty amounts for violations in 2023. As a result, many companies can now expect to pay up to $50,120 per violation.

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The FTC has announced new compliance guidance for marketers and sellers of health products in order help further combat false or misleading advertising claims for dietary supplements, foods, over-the-counter drugs, and other health-related products.