Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

The 2026 BBB National Advertising Division Annual Conference revealed critical shifts in advertising law enforcement, with regulators and competitors intensifying scrutiny of pricing practices, health claim substantiation, environmental marketing, and digital platform responsibilities. What emerging trends and enforcement priorities should advertisers prioritize to navigate this evolving landscape of compliance challenges?

The Federal Trade Commission is considering whether to update its Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses to address how online platforms' ad optimization tools may facilitate impersonation scams. The proposed rulemaking would examine whether platforms should be held accountable for their role in generating, enhancing, and targeting fraudulent advertisements that impersonate government entities and businesses.

BBB National Programs has announced that TikTok has established a dedicated reporting channel with the National Advertising Division (NAD), joining Meta and Google in facilitating the removal of advertising that NAD has determined should be modified or discontinued. This arrangement creates a more direct path for bringing non-compliant advertisements to TikTok's attention and reflects a broader trend of convergence between private advertising self-regulation and platform enforcement.

Highway Contract Route carriers and brokers operating in the USPS surface transportation network face critical legal developments in 2026, including the Supreme Court's Montgomery v. Caribe decision eliminating federal preemption for negligent-selection claims and the ongoing nuclear verdict crisis with jury awards exceeding $10 million. These developments demand heightened attention to compliance, documentation, and risk management strategies to protect against significant liability exposure in today's tru

The Department of Justice’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division (“NFED”) has told the market exactly where it intends to focus: (1) public trust and financial integrity, (2) health care, (3) internal revenue, (4) global trade and commerce, and (5) corporate misconduct. NFED plans to target these five priorities in parallel under one roof with a shared data infrastructure, compounding the risk to companies that operate at the intersection of multiple priorities and raising the stakes for any company considering a voluntary self-disclosure of potential misconduct.

When a legal research startup trained its AI on lawyer memos derived from Westlaw's editorial summaries, it sparked a landmark copyright case that exposes how artificial intelligence extracts not just content, but the accumulated judgment and authority publishers spent decades building. As Google referral traffic plummets and AI-generated content farms proliferate, the question shifts from "was a copy made?" to "was the expert ever hired?"

BBB National Programs has announced that TikTok has established a dedicated reporting channel with the National Advertising Division (NAD), joining Meta and Google in facilitating the removal of advertising that NAD has determined should be modified or discontinued. This arrangement creates a more direct path for bringing non-compliant advertisements to TikTok's attention and reflects a broader trend of convergence between private advertising self-regulation and platform enforcement.

California has enacted the nation's most comprehensive online child safety legislation, banning addictive social media features for minors under 16, establishing strict companion chatbot regulations, and imposing enhanced civil penalties for platforms that harm children. Companies operating social media platforms or chatbots accessible to California children must now assess their products, audit features, and prepare compliance programs ahead of the laws' effective dates.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed sweeping legislation restricting addictive social media features for minors and establishing safety requirements for AI companion chatbots. The laws target design features that keep users scrolling rather than just content moderation, marking a significant shift in online child-safety regulation.

The Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance (“HWPO”), passed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, became operative April 1, 2026 and its housekeeping training requirements take effect on October 1, 2026.

The Third Circuit (Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment, Inc.) has now joined the Ninth Circuit (Gibson v. Cendyn Group, LLC) in evaluating dismissal of claims by casino hotel guests...

The Third Circuit's reversal in Cornish-Adebiyi v. Caesars Entertainment marks a pivotal moment in antitrust law, becoming the first federal appellate court to allow algorithmic price-fixing claims to proceed past dismissal. How does this decision differ from the Ninth Circuit's ruling in Gibson v. Cendyn Group, and what specific allegations about AI-enabled pricing tools proved decisive in establishing a plausible horizontal agreement among Atlantic City casino-hotels?