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It’s Now Legal for Scammers to Keep Your Money
Tell your member of Congress to #MakeScammersPay
What I Discovered When I Looked into Sarah’s Discovery
Just because a weight-loss product or program is all over Instagram doesn’t mean it should be trusted
Midas Oil Change Coupon Stalls at Checkout
A coupon only a mechanic can love.
Live from New York, it’s … an ad for Zillow?
Funny Saturday Night Live sketch raises more questions about show’s foray into branded content.
Who’s Allowed to Play Games with the Stock Market?
The misleading advertising of democratizing finance.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2020
Looking back at 2020.
HP’s ‘Instant Ink’ Subscription Makes Me Wish I Could Print Money
The computer giant’s promises to “print free for life” have run dry.
TINA’s Take: Supreme Court Considers Whether Liars Can Keep Money They Stole
TINA.org files brief in critical case concerning FTC authority.
TINA.org Joins Fight over Michael Jackson Album
Legal battle over Michael Jackson’s posthumous album may create “dangerous” precedent.
Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom
Why the MLM industry should avoid the term.