Parking your child with a tablet and the LittleBabyBum YouTube channel may not be as kid-friendly as it seems, a group of consumer advocacy groups told the Federal Trade Commission in April.
More than 20 groups, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Public Citizen, and the Consumer Federation of America, asked the FTC to investigate
Readers may be aware of YouTube celebrity couple Ethan and Hila Klein, better known by their social media moniker @h3h3productions. They rose to Internet fame producing comedic “reaction” videos that ridicule and comment upon other Internet content, boasting 4.9 million subscribers on their YouTube channel. Not everyone laughed along though, particularly fellow YouTuber Matt Hosseinzadeh,
As more and more companies voluntarily implement measures to enhance transparency among their user base, this month, YouTube introduced the option for creators to feature paid promotion disclosures on video content.
The disclosure may be added to existing or new videos and features visible text on the video for the first few seconds as viewers
Earlier this week, we posted a blog entry that discussed the issue of signatory talent payment obligations in relation to the unauthorized posting of commercials on third party websites such as YouTube. A number of readers have asked for clarification on the following two points:
Q: If an advertiser is made aware that a commercial has
It has come to the JPC’s attention that the unions have been demanding payments be made to performers for commercials that have been uploaded to Internet services like YouTube without the advertiser’s or advertising agency producer’s authorization and that the advertiser or advertising agency has an obligation to notify YouTube to pull down a commercial