Google’s founders, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and its entire board have been named as criminal defendants in a case in Thailand. The...

agreed to refund consumers $32.5 million to settle an FTC complaint that it charged parents for their kids’ in-app purchases without...

CookieChoices to help publishers understand the European Union’s cookie compliance regulations. Bill Hartzer was the first to spot this,...

The Digital Citizens Alliance, an internet safety coalition, is calling out Google for allowing videos that promote the sale of stolen...

SocialChorus has learned a lesson that other native advertising players should also know. Even when you’re focused on building awareness...

The Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) has been long in the works and will finally be enforced starting on July 1st, 2014. But what is...

Vringo won the case (I/P Engine Inc. v. AOL Inc., 14-1233) in which it claimed the filtering technology used in Google’s AdWords system...

reported this morning. Hogan must pay a fine of $25,000 and will remain on supervised release for three years after his prison term is...

There is a very disturbing trend in the world of corporate terms and conditions. Consumers (and small merchants) are increasingly being...

Many small businesses continue to feel that Yelp is unfair or complain that Yelp salespeople are using strong-arm tactics to get them to...

I start this article with three controversial statements: Native advertising likely violates Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules on...

Eric Goldman alerted us this weekend (via Twitter) to an FTC ruling that may have a significant impact on the way that brands interact...

Following in the footsteps of many other big name web/tech properties, Pinterest published its first transparency report on Friday. But...

According to a report from Consumer Watchdog, Google invested $14.06 million of the $61.15 million invested by ten tech firms, including...

The appeals stem from New York’s passing of what has become known as the “Amazon Tax,” which expands the definition of  nexus to include...

Native Ads don’t automatically violate US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules against “deceptive advertising” provided they’re...

By now, you have likely noticed that everyone is talking (and texting) about the amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...

Samsung more than $340,000 for posting fake comments on its own products and criticizing competitor products via third-party marketing...

Once again, SEO is in the news. Once again, the media (along with an elected official or two — shocker!) clearly doesn’t understand how...

ActiveCast, a subsidiary of Web Integrated Net Solutions and headquartered in the British Virgin Islands, is suing Google for breach of...