FTC Addresses Confusion Over Updated Endorsement Guides
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
One year after the Federal Trade Commission updated its "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising," there is still confusion surrounding the changes and questions as to how they affect marketers, bloggers and product endorsers
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