Chris Degenaars
@chrisdegenaars.com
Sharing my journey as an ethics advisor, global digital experience leader at Giant Bicycles, and President of AAF Los Angeles.
#Ethics #Marketing #Policy #Regulation
#Ethics #Marketing #Policy #Regulation
The official position from AAF Los Angeles Board of Directors & Advisory Council on DEI.
May 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The official position from AAF Los Angeles Board of Directors & Advisory Council on DEI.
CASE UPDATE | Motion to Dismiss: Dubreu v. Celsius Holdings, Inc. et al., No. 5:25-cv-00180 (C.D. Cal., Jan. 22, 2025)
#Influencer #InfluencerMarketing #ContentCreators #Law #InfluencerLaw #AdvertisingLaw #AdLaw
#Influencer #InfluencerMarketing #ContentCreators #Law #InfluencerLaw #AdvertisingLaw #AdLaw
May 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
CASE UPDATE | Motion to Dismiss: Dubreu v. Celsius Holdings, Inc. et al., No. 5:25-cv-00180 (C.D. Cal., Jan. 22, 2025)
#Influencer #InfluencerMarketing #ContentCreators #Law #InfluencerLaw #AdvertisingLaw #AdLaw
#Influencer #InfluencerMarketing #ContentCreators #Law #InfluencerLaw #AdvertisingLaw #AdLaw
May 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
3 class-action lawsuits filed in 2025 alone against brands and influencers are seeking a total of $1 billion in alleged damages, and influencers are STILL not clearly disclosing partnerships!
May 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
3 class-action lawsuits filed in 2025 alone against brands and influencers are seeking a total of $1 billion in alleged damages, and influencers are STILL not clearly disclosing partnerships!
Revolve, and 3 of their influencers, are facing a $50-million lawsuit for deceptive influencer marketing practices, failing to disclose their partnerships with the brand.
#ContentCreators #Influencers #InfluencerMarketing #Ethics #InfluencerEthics #Laws #AdLaw #Regulations
#ContentCreators #Influencers #InfluencerMarketing #Ethics #InfluencerEthics #Laws #AdLaw #Regulations
April 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Revolve, and 3 of their influencers, are facing a $50-million lawsuit for deceptive influencer marketing practices, failing to disclose their partnerships with the brand.
#ContentCreators #Influencers #InfluencerMarketing #Ethics #InfluencerEthics #Laws #AdLaw #Regulations
#ContentCreators #Influencers #InfluencerMarketing #Ethics #InfluencerEthics #Laws #AdLaw #Regulations
Why is the Federal Trade Commission not enforcing sustainability claims the way the FDA enforces nutritional claims?
There would be an uprising if food & beverage companies acted the way advertisers act with sustainability claims.
There would be an uprising if food & beverage companies acted the way advertisers act with sustainability claims.
April 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Why is the Federal Trade Commission not enforcing sustainability claims the way the FDA enforces nutritional claims?
There would be an uprising if food & beverage companies acted the way advertisers act with sustainability claims.
There would be an uprising if food & beverage companies acted the way advertisers act with sustainability claims.
Why are we not more infuriated about brands lying about their sustainability claims?!
April 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Why are we not more infuriated about brands lying about their sustainability claims?!
I don't say this lightly, but from what I'm seeing, content creators and influencers are the greatest risk to the integrity of marketing. Marketing Ethics & Integrity Advisors are the future of compliant and trustworthy influencer campaigns.
#ContentCreators #Influencers #Regulations
#ContentCreators #Influencers #Regulations
April 17, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I don't say this lightly, but from what I'm seeing, content creators and influencers are the greatest risk to the integrity of marketing. Marketing Ethics & Integrity Advisors are the future of compliant and trustworthy influencer campaigns.
#ContentCreators #Influencers #Regulations
#ContentCreators #Influencers #Regulations
The Trade Desk was once a company that stood out for all the right reasons it was different than the rest of #AdTech, but now they are part of the problem...
#Ethics #AdEthics #EthicsinTech
www.adweek.com/programmatic...
#Ethics #AdEthics #EthicsinTech
www.adweek.com/programmatic...
Lawsuits Allege Trade Desk Secretly Breaks US Privacy Laws
The adtech company faces new legal challenges over its use of consumers' personal information.
www.adweek.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Trade Desk was once a company that stood out for all the right reasons it was different than the rest of #AdTech, but now they are part of the problem...
#Ethics #AdEthics #EthicsinTech
www.adweek.com/programmatic...
#Ethics #AdEthics #EthicsinTech
www.adweek.com/programmatic...
Great coverage of the recent LA American Advertising Awards in Little Black Book!
#Advertising #Marketing #Creative #Creativity #Awards #MarketingAwards
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#Advertising #Marketing #Creative #Creativity #Awards #MarketingAwards
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The Winners of the 2025 ADDYs Los Angeles Have Been Announced | LBBOnline
Little Black Book, The awards were sponsored by Breakaway Music Festival, MOCEAN, IW Group, and Media Now Interactive
lbbonline.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Great coverage of the recent LA American Advertising Awards in Little Black Book!
#Advertising #Marketing #Creative #Creativity #Awards #MarketingAwards
lbbonline.com/news/the-win...
#Advertising #Marketing #Creative #Creativity #Awards #MarketingAwards
lbbonline.com/news/the-win...
The point of the Federal Trade Commission is to be an INDEPENDENT agency that protects the every day consumer. How are consumers supposed to trust an organization that now inherently can't be unbiased in its decision making?
#FTC #Regulation #Ethics #BusinessEthics
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
#FTC #Regulation #Ethics #BusinessEthics
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Exclusive: Trump fires both Democratic commissioners at FTC, sources say
President Donald Trump fired the two Democratic commissioners at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the situation said, in another major test of the independence of regulatory agencies.
www.reuters.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The point of the Federal Trade Commission is to be an INDEPENDENT agency that protects the every day consumer. How are consumers supposed to trust an organization that now inherently can't be unbiased in its decision making?
#FTC #Regulation #Ethics #BusinessEthics
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
#FTC #Regulation #Ethics #BusinessEthics
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Referencing to your sustainability goals with anything related to "zero" is questionable, and highly unethical if you have no actual means of achieving it. It may not be illegal, but it's certainly misleading to consumers when they see "sustainability" and "zero" as part of the same project/goal.
February 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Referencing to your sustainability goals with anything related to "zero" is questionable, and highly unethical if you have no actual means of achieving it. It may not be illegal, but it's certainly misleading to consumers when they see "sustainability" and "zero" as part of the same project/goal.
Legal? Arguably, apparently. Ethical? Not at all.
They literally have a press release on their website STILL with the headline "JBS Makes Global Commitment to Achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040"
#sustainability #esg #ethics
They literally have a press release on their website STILL with the headline "JBS Makes Global Commitment to Achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040"
#sustainability #esg #ethics
Court Dismisses New York Attorney General's Lawsuit Over "Net Zero" Claims (via Passle)
About a year ago, the New York Attorney General sued JBS Food Company and JBS USA Food Company Holdings (together, “JBS”) in New York State court for fa...
advertisinglaw.fkks.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Legal? Arguably, apparently. Ethical? Not at all.
They literally have a press release on their website STILL with the headline "JBS Makes Global Commitment to Achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040"
#sustainability #esg #ethics
They literally have a press release on their website STILL with the headline "JBS Makes Global Commitment to Achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040"
#sustainability #esg #ethics
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February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Deeply disappointed, but also, not surprised.
Self-regulation has never been so important for the advertising industry. Yet, many of the trade associations responsible for educating & enforcing self-regulation are funded by the same companies firing their DEI teams.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
Self-regulation has never been so important for the advertising industry. Yet, many of the trade associations responsible for educating & enforcing self-regulation are funded by the same companies firing their DEI teams.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
FTC Chairman Ferguson Announces that DEI is Over at the FTC
Today, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N.
www.ftc.gov
January 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Deeply disappointed, but also, not surprised.
Self-regulation has never been so important for the advertising industry. Yet, many of the trade associations responsible for educating & enforcing self-regulation are funded by the same companies firing their DEI teams.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
Self-regulation has never been so important for the advertising industry. Yet, many of the trade associations responsible for educating & enforcing self-regulation are funded by the same companies firing their DEI teams.
www.ftc.gov/news-events/...
If you went to college after multiple years of working full time, what tips would you give yourself looking back?
January 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
If you went to college after multiple years of working full time, what tips would you give yourself looking back?
Coming out of the first Ad Net Zero AI x Sustainability webinar, I'm very curios how people are considering the environmental impact of AI.
Tell me: has the environmental impact of AI changed how much you use it?
Tell me: has the environmental impact of AI changed how much you use it?
January 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Coming out of the first Ad Net Zero AI x Sustainability webinar, I'm very curios how people are considering the environmental impact of AI.
Tell me: has the environmental impact of AI changed how much you use it?
Tell me: has the environmental impact of AI changed how much you use it?
I'm very concerned about what the future of trust and ethics will look like moving forward.
January 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I'm very concerned about what the future of trust and ethics will look like moving forward.
Big shoutout to the people running the Watch Duty app.
I've never had any errors or lags in the app. Even with the surge in users there's been no change in loading times or speed of sharing information.
AND it's a nonprofit?! Funny what happens when you prioritize people and impact over profits.
I've never had any errors or lags in the app. Even with the surge in users there's been no change in loading times or speed of sharing information.
AND it's a nonprofit?! Funny what happens when you prioritize people and impact over profits.
January 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Big shoutout to the people running the Watch Duty app.
I've never had any errors or lags in the app. Even with the surge in users there's been no change in loading times or speed of sharing information.
AND it's a nonprofit?! Funny what happens when you prioritize people and impact over profits.
I've never had any errors or lags in the app. Even with the surge in users there's been no change in loading times or speed of sharing information.
AND it's a nonprofit?! Funny what happens when you prioritize people and impact over profits.
Heading into 2025, there are two #AdvertisingLaw issues that stand out and are top of mind for me:
1. Environmental claims (greenwashing)
2. The FTC's enforcement of consumer reviews & testimonials
Here's my full take.
#AdLaw #Ethics #AdEthics #MarketingEthics
1. Environmental claims (greenwashing)
2. The FTC's enforcement of consumer reviews & testimonials
Here's my full take.
#AdLaw #Ethics #AdEthics #MarketingEthics
January 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Heading into 2025, there are two #AdvertisingLaw issues that stand out and are top of mind for me:
1. Environmental claims (greenwashing)
2. The FTC's enforcement of consumer reviews & testimonials
Here's my full take.
#AdLaw #Ethics #AdEthics #MarketingEthics
1. Environmental claims (greenwashing)
2. The FTC's enforcement of consumer reviews & testimonials
Here's my full take.
#AdLaw #Ethics #AdEthics #MarketingEthics
When I first saw this lawsuit in the headlines, I never imagined it would move forward.
Where this falls apart, for me, is that I don't think it's too difficult to find 5 more content creators with a similar aesthetic as these two.
#Creators #Influencers #CreatorEconomy
bit.ly/49MZNZy
Where this falls apart, for me, is that I don't think it's too difficult to find 5 more content creators with a similar aesthetic as these two.
#Creators #Influencers #CreatorEconomy
bit.ly/49MZNZy
What the “Sad Beige Lawsuit” Can Teach Us About IP in the Influencer Space (via Passle)
At its core, the case the internet is referring to as the “sad beige lawsuit” is a feud between two social media influencers, Sydney Nicole Gifford and ...
advertisinglaw.fkks.com
December 19, 2024 at 7:47 PM
When I first saw this lawsuit in the headlines, I never imagined it would move forward.
Where this falls apart, for me, is that I don't think it's too difficult to find 5 more content creators with a similar aesthetic as these two.
#Creators #Influencers #CreatorEconomy
bit.ly/49MZNZy
Where this falls apart, for me, is that I don't think it's too difficult to find 5 more content creators with a similar aesthetic as these two.
#Creators #Influencers #CreatorEconomy
bit.ly/49MZNZy
Nothing like starting the week troubleshooting holiday collab posts with the social media team
#sociamedia #socialmediamarketing
#sociamedia #socialmediamarketing
December 16, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Nothing like starting the week troubleshooting holiday collab posts with the social media team
#sociamedia #socialmediamarketing
#sociamedia #socialmediamarketing
15 years to develop new rules that STILL fail to address the real market of social media (influencers) and telehealth.
This is why stronger self-regulation (and co-regulation) is so critical to the advertising industry.
#Ethics #Influencers #Marketing #Advertising #FDA (1/3)
This is why stronger self-regulation (and co-regulation) is so critical to the advertising industry.
#Ethics #Influencers #Marketing #Advertising #FDA (1/3)
November 18, 2024 at 4:54 PM
15 years to develop new rules that STILL fail to address the real market of social media (influencers) and telehealth.
This is why stronger self-regulation (and co-regulation) is so critical to the advertising industry.
#Ethics #Influencers #Marketing #Advertising #FDA (1/3)
This is why stronger self-regulation (and co-regulation) is so critical to the advertising industry.
#Ethics #Influencers #Marketing #Advertising #FDA (1/3)