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    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_ltk_creator_accepts_new_workers",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "LTK Creator Program: acceptance of new creators",
      "summary": "LTK allows creators to apply for the program and authenticate their Instagram profile",
      "body": "LTK allows creators to apply for the program and authenticate their Instagram profile\n\nWhat LTK Help Center actually says:\n\n“You can now apply to be an LTK Creator on your desktop browser and authenticate your Instagram profile”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.liketoknow.it/hc/en-us/articles/23694919573659",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "LTK Help Center",
      "evidence_quote": "You can now apply to be an LTK Creator on your desktop browser and authenticate your Instagram profile",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "LTK Creator Program",
      "topic": "acceptance of new creators",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "ltk",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_ltk_creator_commission_structure",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "LTK Creator Program: revenue split and commission",
      "summary": "LTK facilitates the payment of commissions to Creators who promote Merchant products",
      "body": "LTK facilitates the payment of commissions to Creators who promote Merchant products\n\nWhat LTK Terms of Service actually says:\n\n“Our Services create a free, fun and convenient shopping experience to you, while facilitating sales and marketing of Merchant products and services (collectively, “Products”) and the payment of commissions to Creators.”\n\nNote: No specific percentage stated in TOS",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://company.shopltk.com/ltk-terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "LTK Terms of Service",
      "evidence_quote": "Our Services create a free, fun and convenient shopping experience to you, while facilitating sales and marketing of Merchant products and services (collectively, “Products”) and the payment of commissions to Creators.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "LTK Creator Program",
      "topic": "revenue split and commission",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "ltk",
        "topic": [
          "money.fees"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_ltk_creator_termination_rights",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "LTK Creator Program: platform termination rights",
      "summary": "LTK reserves the right to discontinue the Services or change content at any time without liability",
      "body": "LTK reserves the right to discontinue the Services or change content at any time without liability\n\nWhat LTK Terms of Service actually says:\n\n“LTK reserves the right to discontinue the Services or to change the content of the Services in any way and at any time, with or without notice to you, and without liability.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://company.shopltk.com/ltk-terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "LTK Terms of Service",
      "evidence_quote": "LTK reserves the right to discontinue the Services or to change the content of the Services in any way and at any time, with or without notice to you, and without liability.",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "LTK Creator Program",
      "topic": "platform termination rights",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "trouble",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "ltk",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_ltk_creator_merchants_sellers_of_record",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "LTK Creator Program: legal responsibility for products",
      "summary": "LTK is not the seller of record for products; Merchants are the merchants/sellers of record",
      "body": "LTK is not the seller of record for products; Merchants are the merchants/sellers of record\n\nWhat LTK Terms of Service actually says:\n\n“Merchants, not LTK, are the merchants/sellers of record for all Products you purchase through the Services.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://company.shopltk.com/ltk-terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "LTK Terms of Service",
      "evidence_quote": "Merchants, not LTK, are the merchants/sellers of record for all Products you purchase through the Services.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "LTK Creator Program",
      "topic": "legal responsibility for products",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "ltk",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_ltk_creator_support_team",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "LTK Creator Program: support contact",
      "summary": "LTK provides a support team that creators can contact",
      "body": "LTK provides a support team that creators can contact\n\nWhat LTK Help Center actually says:\n\n“How do I get in touch with the LTK Support Team?”\n\nNote: Support contact - no exact topic value fits, closest would be Trouble stage",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://help.liketoknow.it/hc/en-us/articles/360018674894",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "LTK Help Center",
      "evidence_quote": "How do I get in touch with the LTK Support Team?",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "LTK Creator Program",
      "topic": "support contact",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "trouble",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "ltk",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_amazon_influencer_program_enrollment",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Program enrollment",
      "summary": "Amazon has an Influencer Program that creators can sign up for",
      "body": "Amazon has an Influencer Program that creators can sign up for\n\nWhat Amazon Associates Central actually says:\n\n“Sign Up for the Amazon Influencer Program”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/influencers",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Amazon Associates Central",
      "evidence_quote": "Sign Up for the Amazon Influencer Program",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "Amazon Influencer Program",
      "topic": "program enrollment",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "amazonassociates",
        "topic": [
          "access.signup"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_amazon_associates_operating_agreement",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "Amazon Associates: program terms and conditions",
      "summary": "Amazon Associates operates under a formal Operating Agreement",
      "body": "Amazon Associates operates under a formal Operating Agreement\n\nWhat Amazon Associates Operating Agreement actually says:\n\n“Amazon.com Associates Central - Associates Program Operating Agreement”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/help/operating/agreement",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Amazon Associates Operating Agreement",
      "evidence_quote": "Amazon.com Associates Central - Associates Program Operating Agreement",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "Amazon Associates",
      "topic": "program terms and conditions",
      "applies_to_country": "*",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "running",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "amazonassociates",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_tiktok_terms_publisher",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "TikTok: terms of service publisher",
      "summary": "TikTok's Terms of Service are an agreement between users and TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC for the United States",
      "body": "TikTok's Terms of Service are an agreement between users and TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC for the United States\n\nWhat TikTok actually says:\n\n“These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC (“TikTok USDS Joint Venture”), the operator of the Platform in the United States, which governs your use of or access to the Platform defined below.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.tiktok.com/legal/terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "TikTok",
      "evidence_quote": "These Terms of Service (“Terms”) are an agreement between you and TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC (“TikTok USDS Joint Venture”), the operator of the Platform in the United States, which governs your use of or access to the Platform defined below.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "TikTok",
      "topic": "terms of service publisher",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "tiktok",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_tiktok_terms_last_updated",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "TikTok: terms of service update date",
      "summary": "TikTok's Terms of Service were last updated on July 15, 2026",
      "body": "TikTok's Terms of Service were last updated on July 15, 2026\n\nWhat TikTok actually says:\n\n“***Last updated: July 15, 2026***”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.tiktok.com/legal/terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "TikTok",
      "evidence_quote": "***Last updated: July 15, 2026***",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "TikTok",
      "topic": "terms of service update date",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "tiktok",
        "topic": [
          "rules.enforcement"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_tiktok_terms_age_restrictions",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok: age verification requirements",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] TikTok restricts use for users under 13 years of age, and under 14 years of age in Florida",
      "body": "TikTok restricts use for users under 13 years of age, and under 14 years of age in Florida\n\nWhat TikTok actually says:\n\n“If you are under 13 years of age, or under 14 years of age in Florida, you cannot use the Platform, unless you are using the the separate experience of the Platform in the United States (the “Under 13 Experience”) which limits the information we collect and includes additional safety protections.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.tiktok.com/legal/terms-of-service",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "TikTok",
      "evidence_quote": "If you are under 13 years of age, or under 14 years of age in Florida, you cannot use the Platform, unless you are using the the separate experience of the Platform in the United States (the “Under 13 Experience”) which limits the information we collect and includes additional safety protections.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "TikTok",
      "topic": "age verification requirements",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "creator_program",
        "stage": "choosing",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "tiktok",
        "topic": [
          "access.id"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_ftc_enforcement_authority",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] FTC: enforcement authority for advertising",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The FTC enforces federal competition and consumer protection laws to prevent anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices",
      "body": "The FTC enforces federal competition and consumer protection laws to prevent anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices\n\nWhat Federal Trade Commission actually says:\n\n“We enforce federal competition and consumer protection laws that prevent anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices.”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Federal Trade Commission",
      "evidence_quote": "We enforce federal competition and consumer protection laws that prevent anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices.",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "FTC",
      "topic": "enforcement authority for advertising",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "thin_body",
          "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_ftc_endorsement_guides_regulation",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "FTC Endorsement Guidelines: legal framework for influencer marketing",
      "summary": "16 CFR Part 255 contains the FTC's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising",
      "body": "16 CFR Part 255 contains the FTC's Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising\n\nWhat Federal Register actually says:\n\n“16 CFR Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/07/26/2023-14795/guides-concerning-the-use-of-endorsements-and-testimonials-in-advertising",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "STRONG PRACTICE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Federal Register",
      "evidence_quote": "16 CFR Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "FTC Endorsement Guidelines",
      "topic": "legal framework for influencer marketing",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "learn_r1208_brand_ambassador_and_social_modelling_platforms_ftc_endorsements_influencers_reviews_section",
      "category": "Business",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] FTC: endorsements and influencer marketing guidance section",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The FTC has a dedicated section on Endorsements, Influencers, and Reviews under Advertising and Marketing guidance",
      "body": "The FTC has a dedicated section on Endorsements, Influencers, and Reviews under Advertising and Marketing guidance\n\nWhat Federal Trade Commission actually says:\n\n“Endorsements, Influencers, and Reviews | Federal Trade Commission”",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/advertising-marketing/endorsements-influencers-reviews",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-04",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Federal Trade Commission",
      "evidence_quote": "Endorsements, Influencers, and Reviews | Federal Trade Commission",
      "volatility": "low",
      "from_batch": "1208-brand-ambassador-and-social-modelling-platforms",
      "subject": "FTC",
      "topic": "endorsements and influencer marketing guidance section",
      "applies_to_country": "Us",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "any",
        "region": [
          "us"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "safety.legal"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "unverified",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
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