Browsing: Compliance

Revenue share creator deals are drawing fresh IRS scrutiny. Here’s how brands can structure payouts without triggering 1099 reclassification risk.

Lantern Child Safety Network Membership signals platform-level compliance, but brands need their own due diligence framework for creator deals.

LinkedIn’s Commerce First Feed puts sponsored product showcases in front of buyers, but disclosure rules haven’t caught up. Here’s the fix.

Identity resolution turns email, device IDs, and offline data into one profile, but sloppy stitching invites regulatory fines and creator liability.

TikTok’s ownership shakeup doesn’t erase COPPA liability. Brands running kid-adjacent campaigns still own the compliance risk.

A judge rejected TikTok’s $400M FTC settlement over COPPA violations, exposing brands to deeper child-data liability than expected.

TikTok’s Lantern Network membership signals progress on child safety, but brands still own the due diligence gap in creator vetting.

How brands can write exclusivity and non-compete clauses into creator contracts without inviting antitrust or FTC scrutiny.

A practical blueprint for building a UGC rights compliance audit framework that scales across creators, markets, and platforms without breaking legal budgets.

Cross border creator payments trigger VAT and withholding tax rules brands often miss, creating audit risk long after the invoice is paid.