NAD Revives "Review Hijacking" Concept Dropped from FTC Rulemaking

07/11/2025 5 min
NAD Revives "Review Hijacking" Concept Dropped from FTC Rulemaking

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Episode Synopsis

A recent NAD decision is bringing renewed attention to the FTC’s shelved concept of “review hijacking” — using reviews from one product to promote another. NAD found that a supplement brand improperly combined reviews for two “substantially different” products, echoing the FTC’s earlier language and signaling that review accuracy remains a live issue under existing advertising standards. The takeaway for advertisers: make sure product reviews truly match the item being sold.

Hosted by Simone Roach. Based on a blog post by Ioana Gorecki and John E. Villafranco

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