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TINA.org investigated certain marketing tactics used by AT&T’s Warner Brothers to promote video games. To read more about that investigation and subsequent complaint, click here.
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DirecTV’s ‘Worry-Free’ Signal Reliability
When it rains it pours.
NFL Sunday Ticket
App’s claim to stream games “anywhere” is, to use a football term, an example of blown coverage.
Warner Brothers & PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing
MADISON, CONN. Oct. 31, 2017 –Last November Warner Bros. entered into a final consent order with the FTC to settle charges related to a 2014 influencer marketing campaign for its Lord of…
Warner Bros., PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing
TINA.org alerts FTC to Warner Bros.’s violation of a consent order regarding influencer posts.
AT&T Fiber
“With AT&T Fiber, the future is here,” the telecom says. But is it really?
FTC Social Media Actions
See the FTC’s track record when it comes to social media influencer cases.
FTC Reminder: Influencers Must Divulge Ads
Action comes after consumer groups alert agency to more than 100 posts by celebs.
CenturyLink
Bundle for TV, internet, and phone will cost more in the required second year.
Comcast vs. DirecTV: The Cable Wars Continue
DirecTV wins the latest round as Comcast agrees to drop claims related to competitor’s satellite signal.
Grading the BBB: Ratings after FTC Actions
TINA.org investigation finds more than a dozen companies in good standing with the BBB following an FTC action.
Class-Action Tracker
AT&T’s “Unlimited” Data Plans
Allegations: Deceptively promoting data plans as “unlimited” when they are actually subject to limitations
AT&T
Allegations: Falsely representing that it safeguards consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and the data was breached
AT&T’s Phone and Internet Services
Allegations: Falsely advertising that phone and internet services are reliable and provide superior coverage and speed when the company failed to provide services for multiple weeks
AT&T Securities
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that AT&T is committed to protecting the environment and people when its cables are covered in toxic lead
AT&T
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that it would safeguard consumers’ personal data when it failed to do so and there was a breach
AT&T’s Bait-and-Switch Marketing
Allegations: Misleadingly advertising monthly fees without disclosing certain fees
AT&T’s International Roaming Fees
Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose when customers will be charged international roaming fees
The Monthly Cost of DirecTV Services
July 2020: The case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiff and When a complaint is dismissed without…
AT&T Customer Data
In July 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against AT&T for allegedly misleadingly representing that it does not share or sell data about customers when, according to the complaint, the…
DirecTV’s Quoted Monthly Costs
December 2016: This action was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled., the reasons for which have not been disclosed. May 2016: After the…
AT&T’s Bait and Switch Tactics
In June 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against AT&T for allegedly using bait and switch tactics by advertising calling plans on the packaging of GoPhones that AT&T does not…
AT&T “Unlimited” Wireless Service Plans
March 2016: The lawsuit was dismissed because the summons was not returned with proof that it was served, as required by Massachusetts law. October 2015: A class-action lawsuit was filed…