New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas It’s now up to Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the legislation. M. Moon @mariella_moon June 4th, 2022 Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images The New York State Assembly has passed a bill that aims to limit productivity quotas in warehouses shortly after it was approved by … Continue reading New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas
Federal judge rules that California can enforce its net neutrality law The judge refused to impose an injunction against the law at the request of trade groups. S. Shah @eightiethmnt February 24th, 2021 Jonathan Alcorn / reuters A federal judge has ruled that California can enact its net neutrality law, paving the way for the … Continue reading ISPs end fight against California net neutrality law
IAB Tech Lab Updates Ads.txt To Help Buyers Determine Owner, Manager Of Inventory by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, April 13, 2022 Digital advertising standards body IAB Tech Lab announced an update Wednesday to the ads.txt specification. The update, open for public comment through May 31, 2022, includes two new items for publishers. The values — ownerdomain … Continue reading IAB Tech Lab Updates Ads.txt To Help Buyers Determine Owner, Manager Of Inventory
FTC Urged To Crack Down On ‘Location Data’ Industry by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, April 12, 2022 Companies that participate in the collection and sale of location data often deceive consumers by using confusing language to describe their practices, burying disclosures in lengthy privacy policies, or representing that location information is “anonymous,” advocates say in a … Continue reading FTC Urged To Crack Down On ‘Location Data’ Industry
Waiting For FDA Guidelines On CBD Marketing? What You Can Do Now by Kim Lawton , April 6, 2022 The Food and Drug Administration has yet to clarify marketing guidelines for CBD products, but that’s not stopping regulators from cracking down on companies that advertise carelessly. The Federal Trade Commission took sweeping action against a group … Continue reading Waiting For FDA Guidelines On CBD Marketing? What You Can Do Now
The update accounts for higher resolution, wider screens and new interactivity in the evolving ad landscape. Chris Wood on March 31, 2022 Today, IAB Tech Lab announced updates to its ad format guidelines that include digital video and connected TV (CTV). The aim is to minimize fragmentation in the ad ecosystem due to a proliferation … Continue reading IAB Tech Lab ad format updates include digital video and CTV
FCC Urged To Require Privacy Disclosures In Broadband ‘Nutrition Labels’ by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, March 24, 2022 The Federal Communications Commission should require broadband providers to disclose in nutrition-label format whether they draw on data about subscribers’ online activity for ad targeting, the watchdog Center for Democracy & Technology says. “Clear standardized information … Continue reading FCC Urged To Require Privacy Disclosures In Broadband ‘Nutrition Labels’
Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta Face New EU Regs: Could Alter Business Models by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, (March 25, 2022) The European Union passed landmark antitrust regulations late Thursday. The regulations, expected to come into force as early as October, could change the business models of large U.S. technology companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and … Continue reading Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta Face New EU Regs: Could Alter Business Models
HomeAdvisor Made False, Misleading Claims About Quality Of Leads Sold To SMBs, FTC Says by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 15, 2022 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against HomeAdvisor, saying that since 2014, the company overcharged small and medium- sized businesses, and misrepresented the likelihood leads at much higher rates than HomeAdvisor’s … Continue reading HomeAdvisor Made False, Misleading Claims About Quality Of Leads Sold To SMBs, FTC Says
Apple, Google, Dozens Of Other Companies Back Full-Page Ad Opposing Texas Law by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 11, 2022 Apple, Google, IBM, PayPal, REI Co-Op, and Meta are among dozens of companies participating in a human rights campaign that asks Texas governor Greg Abbott to abandon legislation that criminalizes a parent for helping their … Continue reading Apple, Google, Dozens Of Other Companies Back Full-Page Ad Opposing Texas Law
