News and Research articles on Advertising law

Volume 13, Issue 4

(Un)disclosed brand partnerships: How platform policies and interfaces shape commercial content for influencers

Taylor Annabell, Utrecht University
Laura Aade, University of Luxembourg
Catalina Goanta, Utrecht University
PUBLISHED ON: 15 Nov 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.4.1814

This paper analyses how platform policies and interfaces of TikTok, YouTube, Snap, and Instagram shape commercial content for influencers and the legal duty to disclose such content under European consumer law.

KEYWORDS: Monetisation, Advertising law, Consumer protection, Platforms, Influencer marketing
Political behavourial targeting

Transparency and (no) more in the Political Advertising Regulation

Max van Drunen, University of Amsterdam
Eva Groen-Reijman, University of Amsterdam
Tom Dobber, University of Amsterdam
Arman Noroozian, University of Amsterdam
Paddy Leerssen, University of Amsterdam
Natali Helberger, University of Amsterdam
Claes de Vreese, University of Amsterdam
Fabio Votta, University of Amsterdam

PUBLISHED ON: 25 Jan 2022

The Regulation on Political Advertising (RPA) represents the EU’s most significant effort to address concerns about political advertising’s democratic impact, but does it live up to the Commission’s hype?

Volume 8, Issue 4

The regulation of online political micro-targeting in Europe

Tom Dobber, University of Amsterdam
Ronan Ó Fathaigh, University of Amsterdam
Frederik J. Zuiderveen Borgesius, Radboud University
PUBLISHED ON: 31 Dec 2019 DOI: 10.14763/2019.4.1440

This paper discusses how online political micro-targeting is regulated in Europe, from the perspective of data protection law, freedom of expression, and political advertising rules.

KEYWORDS: Online political micro-targeting, Data protection, Privacy, Freedom of expression, Advertising law, Elections