The Ultrashock Ultra Bundle
  • Home
  • Community
  • Forum
  • Lounge
  • Random Chat
  • Thread
  •  
  • Previous topic
  • Next topic
Sign up to post

Lounge
 Random Chat

  • Stipd Author 
    • 453 
    • 0 
    • 1 
    Advertising alcohol

    Last reply Apr 08 2008, 01:59 AM

    by

    Posted: Apr 07 2008, 11:33 PM

    by Stipd

     

I have been googling for results on this and was wondering if anyone knew if there were any laws regarding certain advertisements mainly regarding alcohol.

It is for a social network that people agree to terms, but is it illegal to advertise alcohol to people in the network?  (ie. bar specials for the weekend, etc.)

Thanks.

  1 REPLY
 
Andy M
1  
Andy M

Are there limits on where ads for alcoholic beverages can run and what they can say?

Like ads for all other products, ads for alcoholic beverages must be truthful and any claims must be substantiated. In addition, alcohol ads by their content or placement may not be directed to underage consumers. Some broadcasters and publishers place additional restrictions on where or when alcohol ads can run. For more information about voluntary codes, self-regulatory programs, and industry “best practices” in the area of alcohol advertising, ask the FTC for its Report to Congress, Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry: A Review of Industry Efforts to Avoid Promoting Alcohol to Underage Consumers.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/ad-faqs.shtm


Judging from that text, if the social network has underage users who may see the ad, then it’s not allowed (unless you have a way of only displaying the ad for people who are of age…i.e. over 18 or 21).

  • 08 April 2008 01:59 AM
  •  
  •   Log in or join for free to make a comment.
 
Topic actions
  •  Share on Facebook
  •  Share on Twitter
Topic Categories
  •  Show All Topics
  •  Development
    •  Server Side
    •  Client Side
  •  Creative Software
    •  Web
    •  Video
    •  3D
    •  Illustrator
    •  Photoshop Battles
    •  Photoshop
  •  Design
    •  Typography
    •  Resources & Insight
    •  Checkpoint
  •  Career
    •  Copyright Matters
    •  Advice & issues
    •  Job Seekers
    •  Job Offers
  •  Flash
    •  UltraMath
    •  OOP
    •  Third Party Tools
    •  Open Source alternatives
    •  Data Communication
    •  Components
    •  Flex
    •  AIR
    •  Flash Lite
    •  Flash Professional
    •  Flash Newbie
    •  ActionScript
    •  XML
  •  Lounge
    •  Polls
    •  Random Chat
    •  Showcase And Critique
    •  BombShock Award Nominations
  •  Community Essentials
    •  BombShock Award Winners
    •  Tutorials
    •  Interviews
    •  News
    •  Bitmap tutorials
Popular Topics
  • Sort by: 
  • Activity
  • Views
  • Comments
  • Likes
Advertise with us
  • Your advertisement here!
  • loading
Ultrashock
  • Creative Assets
  • Community
  • Blog
  1. Home
  2. Forum
+/-
Creative Assets
  • Categories
  • Contributors
  • How to buy
Make Money
  • Commission Rates
  • Referral Program
  • Contributor Program
Community
  • Activity Feed
  • Forum
  • Profiles
About
  • Quick Tour
  • Our History
  • Banners & Logos
Support
  • Contact Ultrashock
  • Advertise with us
  • Legal Information
  •  Keep up to date
  • Flash 779  Flash
  • Audio 6,481  Audio
  • Vector 2,130  Vectors
  • Image 12,338  Images
  • Creative Assets 21,728  Assets
  • Profiles 282,751  Members
  • Topics 93,776  Topics
  • Blog 4  Blog
  • Facebook 1,679  Facebook
  • Twitter 1,163  Twitter
  • Join our FREE monthly newsletter!
  • Archive
  • Invalid email address. Please try again.
Subscribe
  • ©2012 Ultrashock LLC - All rights reserved
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Switch to dark theme
  • RSS Feeds
  • Top

©2012 Ultrashock LLC - All rights reserved

Printed on Sat, February 11, 2012 - 20:12:16