FTC settles first complaint against social influencers
After controversy over the promotion of Fyre Fest by a gaggle of Insta-models, two YouTubers have settled with the FTC – in its first action against online influencers
News By | 15 September 2017
In news that bodes badly for the the 400+ Instagram personalities and other ‘influencers’ being sued for their paid social-media plugging of Fyre Festival, the US Federal Trade Commission…
(FTC) has settled a legal complaint against two influencers it charged with deceptively endorsing an online gambling service while failing to disclose they own the company – the first case of its kind.
According to the FTC, YouTubers Trevor ‘TmarTn’ Martin and Thomas ‘Syndicate’ Cassell – both well known in the online…
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