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In colloquial language, puffery refers to exaggerated or false praise. [1] Puffery serves to "puff up" what is being described. In law , puffery is usually invoked as a defense argument: it identifies futile speech, typically of a seller, which does not give rise to legal liability.
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), formerly called the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, is a regulatory body established by the Nigerian Government in 2022. It was formed to regulate and control advertising in Nigeria , replacing the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria Act (APCON) with the Advertising ...
Advertising increasingly invades public spaces, such as schools, which some critics argue is a form of child exploitation. [2] Advertising frequently uses psychological pressure (for example, appealing to feelings of inadequacy) on the intended consumer, which may be harmful.
Advertisers, aware of consumer desire to live healthier and longer, describe their products accordingly. Food advertising influences consumer preferences and shopping habits. [15] Highlighting certain ingredients may mislead consumers into thinking they are buying healthy products when, in fact, they are not. [16]
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ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria fined Meta Platforms $220 million, its competition watchdog said on Friday, after investigations showed data-sharing on social platforms violated local consumer, data ...
Fake news websites are those which intentionally, but not necessarily solely, publish hoaxes and disinformation for purposes other than news satire.Some of these sites use homograph spoofing attacks, typosquatting and other deceptive strategies similar to those used in phishing attacks to resemble genuine news outlets.
A crowd of community members gathered under gray skies Sunday afternoon outside the Maryland Cracker Barrel where a group of special needs and autistic children were denied dine-in service earlier ...