Regulation and Compliance
From subscription offers, free trials, special promotions, marketing copy, auto-renewal notification, consumer privacy, financial reporting, payment processes, and more – there are a lot of laws that subscription, membership, and recurring-revenue companies need to understand and comply with.
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The FTC is fighting back on false endorsements and fake testimonials, sending 700+ companies warning letters.
Later this year, LinkedIn will shutter its professional networking platform in China and replace it with a standalone InJobs app.
FTC and Florida Attorney General have permanently banned Inmate Magazine Service from selling magazines and must pay $2.2M in restitution.
A judge shuts down Locast, YouTube tries podcasting, and Zoom reveals new features at Zoomtopia 2021.
A federal judge handed down a split decision in the Epic Games vs. Apple lawsuit. Epic Games is appealing.
Google plans to appeal a €500 million fine ($591M) imposed by France’s Competition Authority. Google says the fine is disproportionate.
Twitter to monetize Clubhouse clone ‘Spaces’; Apple will cut commissions to attract more publishers; ESPN looks to license brand for $3B as sports betting grows.
Apple has agreed to make major updates to App Store policies to settle a class-action lawsuit with U.S. developers.
Fair abandons the car subscription model, OnlyFans reverses courses to allow sexually explicit content, and Substack partners with OpenNote to accept Bitcoin.
The SEC charged three former Netflix engineers and two associates with insider trading for using nonpublic subscriber data to make $3M in profits.
