The FTC’s Aug. 15 complaint alleged the company uses special software to barrage site users with pop-up advertising that misleadingly demands payment to get rid of them.
The agreement filed Nov. 17 requires the company to “disclose clearly and prominently the nature, frequency, and duration of any pop-up window or language … regarding any purported obligation to pay any money to them.”
The court order also requires Digital Enterprises to disclose the same information on “sexual-content warning” pages on their websites. The company’s use of pop-ups will also be limited according to the agreement.
The court has set a January 2008 trial.
