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LONDON (Reuters) - Ellie Goulding, Rita Ora and different celebrities have agreed to spell out in social media posts in the event that they are being paid to promote a manufacturer, Britain's competition and Markets Authority spoke of on Wednesday.
The agency referred to it has secured formal commitments from 16 celebrities, who also consist of models Alexa Chung and Rosie-Huntington-Whiteley, to exchange how they label social media posts to their millions of followers.
brands pay hundreds of dollars for a single social media submit. however European Union client coverage legislations requires social media cl ients to divulge no matter if they have got bought presents or money to recommend a company, to stay away from giving the impression the publish represents their very own view, the CMA pointed out.
"people might, fairly rightly, feel misled if what they thought become a suggestion from somebody they admired seems to be a advertising ploy," CMA Chief government Andrea Coscelli spoke of in a statement.
Warning letters have additionally been sent to a few other celebrities — whom the CMA did not name — urging them to review their practices the place some issues were identified, the watchdog delivered.
"extra investigation work will look on the function and duties of social media systems," the CMA stated.
The CMA stated closing August it had begun investigating the trend of celebrities and social media "influencers", corresponding to bloggers and vloggers, endorsing manufacturers.
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