AdTech & Digital Media Newsletter

Welcome to the first in a series of newsletters prepared by Arnold & Porter’s AdTech and Digital Media group. These newsletters will cover legal developments relevant to the adtech and digital media industries, the state of M&A and investment activity in the industries, and updates regarding Arnold & Porter’s activity in the space.

In this issue:

General

• FTC Explores Rules Targeting Commercial Surveillance and Lax Data Security
• CFPB Warns Digital Marketing Providers They Are Potential Targets of Actions Against “Digital Redlining”

Healthcare related

• FTC Focuses on Commercialization of Geolocation Data That Can Be Used to Reveal Sensitive Consumer Health Information
• Meta Facing Class Action Lawsuit for Use of Pixel Tracking With Respect to Healthcare Data

Antitrust

• FTC Challenges Meta’s Acquisition of Virtual Reality Fitness App

Developments in Europe

• France, Italy and Spain Say Big Tech Should Shoulder Network Costs
• UK Proposes Amendment to Online Safety Bill Granting Ofcom (UK’s Regulatory Authority for Telecommunication) Greater Authority to Ensure Tech Companies Tackle Child Abuse Content Online
• French Adtech Firm Criteo Facing $65.4 Million Sanction in Connection With Allegations of Non-compliance With GDPR

Case law development

• Advertiser Liability for Social Media Influencer Copyright Violations

Markets

Arnold & Porter Updates

• Embracer Group Enters Into Agreement to Acquire IP Rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Literary Works by J.R.R Tolkien
• Partner Jami Vibbert Quoted in Adweek article, "'Bill Could Threaten Californians’: States Retaliate as the Federal Privacy Bill Advances”
• Partner Raqiyyah Pippins Will Be Hosting a Panel at NAD 2022 Held in Washington, DC on September 19-20

Please see Arnold & Porter’s AdTech and Digital Media webpage for additional publications summarizing developments in adtech and digital media.

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