Influence Marketing on Social Media

Name of code

Influence Marketing on Social Media

Originator of code

Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority

Country

Finland

Original language

Finnish

Year of creation

2019

Type of code

Small scale/individual media

Main frame of accountability

Professional

Transparency

Public

Legal and regulatory context

Mandatory

Implementation and enforcement

Procedural

Diversity

No

AI/automation

No

Abstract

Influence Marketing on Social Media Guidelines are provided by the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority for social media influencers and companies engaged in influence marketing. The Guidelines apply to both professional and amateur influencers who create social media content as a hobby. It explains how influencers should disclose company partnerships and how to place these disclosures in various social media content so that the audience can distinguish marketing from other content as required by consumer protection law.

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