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FTC Staff Urge MLMs Not to Rely on Industry Income Disclosure Guidance
Advisory opinion letter raises “serious concerns” with self-reg group’s guidance.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023
Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your help.
After IMMA’s ‘Breakthrough’ Convention, It’s Time To Break Up
Seven things TINA.org learned from attending MLM’s three-day event virtually.
FTC and State AGs Need to Take Their Relationship to the Next Level
TINA.org files comment concerning coordinated efforts to protect consumers.
Will Prevagen’s Deceptive Advertising Ever End?
Eight years after TINA.org alerted regulators, supplement ads continue to convey deceptive and misleading memory improvement claims.
MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule
TINA.org files comment in support of applying rule to direct selling industry.
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TINA.org’s Year in Review 2022
Here’s what we accomplished in 2022 with your help.
Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media
TINA.org Executive Director Bonnie Patten to speak at FTC workshop Wednesday.
An In-Depth Examination of Self-Regulation in the MLM Industry
TINA.org publishes a groundbreaking new report about the history and effectiveness of self-regulation in the MLM industry.
The FTC Needs to Implement a Deceptive Earnings Claims Rule
Consumers can’t afford to go it alone when it comes to atypical income claims.