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Consumer Protection Rules

The rules protecting consumers from deceptive practices, including astroturfing and paid protesting.

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Jan 15, 2026
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How do laws and regulations in the U.S. address paid protestors and astroturfing in political events?

U.S. law treats astroturfing and paid protesting as a tangle of consumer-protection rules, campaign and lobbying disclosure regimes, state-level protest restrictions, and First Amendment limits rather...

Feb 2, 2026

When does a promotional 'free gift' violate FTC rules and how are those complaints handled?

A promotional “free gift” crosses the ’s line when advertising or fulfillment creates a misleading impression about cost, availability, conditions, or value — in short, when “free” is not truly free o...