
CATrends: Deceptive Influencer Marketing
It’s a hot sponcon summer.
Weizman et al. v. Talkspace, Inc.
23-cv-912, N.D. Cal.
(March 2023)
Talkspace
Falsely representing that new patients will receive “personalized matches” with suitable therapists within 48 hours when patients are assigned therapists that do not match their requests and therapists are assigned based on the therapists’ availability
Deceptively enrolling consumers into subscriptions that automatically renew without notifying them or getting their permission
Failing to disclose that paid-for and unused therapy sessions expire in 30 days
Pending
It’s a hot sponcon summer.
What’s this reservation good for?
TINA.org continues to support FTC, New York in federal court.
A bogus connection to major retailers is just the beginning.
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