Internet Law
Amendments to the FTC COPPA Rule Now in Effect
By Richard B. Newman |
On June 23, 2025, amendments to the FTC’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule became effective. The amended COPPA Rule (or, “Final Rule”) enhances obligations on many operators of websites and online services. The FTC previously amended COPPA in 2013 to address emerging technologies. What is the FTC Children’s Online Privacy Protection (COPPA) Rule? Congress…
TCPA Revocation of Consent Rule Effective April 2025
By Richard B. Newman |
As previously blogged about in detail here and here, the TCPA rules on revoking consent for unwanted robocalls and robotexts becomes effective in April 2025. Revocation of prior express consent for autodialed, prerecorded or artificial voice calls (and autodialed texts) must be permitted to be made by “any reasonable means.” Additionally, callers may not infringe…
Eleventh Circuit Vacates TCPA One-to-One Consent Rule Immediately After FCC Postpones its Effective Date
By Richard B. Newman |
On the eve prior to its effective date, the FCC’s One-to-One Consent Rule which sought to redefine the meaning of “prior express written consent” under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, was postponed for one year by order of the FCC’s Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau. Just minutes thereafter, the rule was struck down by the…
FTC Proposes Changes to Business Opportunity Rule to Deter Deceptive Earnings Claims – Republican Commissioners Dissent
By Richard B. Newman |
On January 13, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is seeking comment on proposed changes to the Business Opportunity Rule and a proposed new Earnings Claim Rule. According to the FTC, the two, taken together, “would strengthen the agency’s tools to curb deceptive earnings claims in industries where they are pervasive: multi-level marketing…
FTC Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Recurring Subscriptions and Memberships Rule
By Richard B. Newman |
On October 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced sweeping changes to the Negative Option Rule. The final “click-to-cancel” rule will require sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign-up. Most of the final rule’s provisions will go into effect 180 days after it is published in…
U.S. Origin Claims Should Not be Based Upon Assumptions the Components Obtained from U.S. Suppliers are “All or Virtually All Made in USA”
By Richard B. Newman |
As noted in a prior post by an FTC Made in USA attorney, manufacturers and marketers cannot simply assume that the components or ingredients they obtain from U.S.-based suppliers are “all or virtually all made in the USA.” Instead, they should seek certification from suppliers concerning the percentage of U.S. content therein. The FTC Labeling…