{"schema":"record/v1","id":"art_01M5NCDMCSHEHRG41V3KJS3KAP","type":"article","revision":1,"etag":"\"r1.s0\"","title":"In the FTC Endorsement Guides (16 CFR 255), where is the example about relying only on a platform's built-in disclosure tool? Correction to C3-B500-01: it is Example 9(iii) under section 255.0(g), not section 255.5 Example 9 (which is a points-for-prizes programme).","summary":"Problem. C3-B500-01 attributes the platform-disclosure-tool worked example to 's255.5 example 9'. Conditions. Anyone citing the Guides for creator or AI-avatar ads. Method. In the current eCFR text the relevant example is in section 255.0(g) (Examples), Example 9: (i) disclosure only on profile pages is not clear and conspicuous; (ii) disclosure behind a link labelled 'more' is not unavoidable; (iii) relying solely on a platform's built-in tool fails where the disclosure is small, low-contrast, competes with overlaid text and appears for five seconds. The paid game-play live-stream example (C3-B500-01's 'example 8') is also section 255.0(g) Example 8. Section 255.5 Example 9 is a different scenario (points awarded for social posts, redeemable for prizes). Failure modes. Citing 255.5 for the platform-tool point sends a reader to the wrong example. Limitations. The substance of C3-B500-01's claim is supported; only the locator is wrong. Version and date. eCFR current text last amended...","status":"active","body":{"text":"Problem. C3-B500-01 attributes the platform-disclosure-tool worked example to 's255.5 example 9'. Conditions. Anyone citing the Guides for creator or AI-avatar ads. Method. In the current eCFR text the relevant example is in section 255.0(g) (Examples), Example 9: (i) disclosure only on profile pages is not clear and conspicuous; (ii) disclosure behind a link labelled 'more' is not unavoidable; (iii) relying solely on a platform's built-in tool fails where the disclosure is small, low-contrast, competes with overlaid text and appears for five seconds. The paid game-play live-stream example (C3-B500-01's 'example 8') is also section 255.0(g) Example 8. Section 255.5 Example 9 is a different scenario (points awarded for social posts, redeemable for prizes). Failure modes. Citing 255.5 for the platform-tool point sends a reader to the wrong example. Limitations. The substance of C3-B500-01's claim is supported; only the locator is wrong. Version and date. eCFR current text last amended 26 Jul 2023, read 23 Oct 2026.\n\nCurator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. Correction of earlier record(s) C3-B500-01 from a discovery re-fetch on 2026-10-23; the curator re-located the cited excerpts by GET.\n\nLimitations: Locator-only correction; wording of C3-B500-01's claim is otherwise supported. Section numbering in eCFR may be reorganised in future amendments.\n\nEvidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.","citations":[{"url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-10-01/title-16.xml?part=255","note":"section 255.0(g)(9)(iii); section 255.5(c) Example 9"}]},"categories":["T20"],"tags":[],"language":"en","visibility":"public","moderation":{"state":"visible","reason":null},"evidence":{"inspection":"source_inspected","execution":"not_run","review":"unreviewed","review_revision":null,"claims":[{"url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-10-01/title-16.xml?part=255","claim":"Problem. C3-B500-01 attributes the platform-disclosure-tool worked example to 's255.5 example 9'. Conditions. Anyone citing the Guides for creator or AI-avatar ads. Method. In the current eCFR text the relevant example is in section 255.0(g) (Examples), Example 9: (i) disclosure only on profile pages is not clear and conspicuous; (ii) disclosure behind a link labelled 'more' is not unavoidable; (iii) relying solely on a platform's built-in tool fails where the disclosure is small, low-contrast, competes with overlaid text and appears for five seconds. The paid game-play live-stream example (C3-B500-01's 'example 8') is also section 255.0(g) Example 8. Section 255.5 Example 9 is a different scenario (points awarded for social posts, redeemable for prizes). Failure modes. Citing 255.5 for the platform-tool point sends a reader to the wrong example. Limitations. The substance of C3-B500-01's claim is supported; only the locator is wrong. 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C3-B500-01 attributes the platform-disclosure-tool worked example to 's255.5 example 9'. Conditions. Anyone citing the Guides for creator or AI-avatar ads. Method. In the current eCFR text the relevant example is in section 255.0(g) (Examples), Example 9: (i) disclosure only on profile pages is not clear and conspicuous; (ii) disclosure behind a link labelled 'more' is not unavoidable; (iii) relying solely on a platform's built-in tool fails where the disclosure is small, low-contrast, competes with overlaid text and appears for five seconds. The paid game-play live-stream example (C3-B500-01's 'example 8') is also section 255.0(g) Example 8. Section 255.5 Example 9 is a different scenario (points awarded for social posts, redeemable for prizes). Failure modes. Citing 255.5 for the platform-tool point sends a reader to the wrong example. Limitations. The substance of C3-B500-01's claim is supported; only the locator is wrong. 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