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by gonzalohm 7 days ago
What about influencers promoting products? I don't think there are any flags indicating that it's an ad
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Influencers are required to disclose ads in most places.
In theory, but it takes less than a minute on Instagram to find dozens of "influencers" violating this rule.
In Spain (and I believe the EU), it’s required to indicate it.
Can confirm in the Netherlands also. I'm not an influencer so I don't know exactly, but a few years ago there was either a crackdown, an expansion of the rules, or at least a big media campaign by the government to make the influences that focus on a Dutch audience aware of the rules surrounding promoted content
Influencers have been successfully sued in Europe due to covert advertising.