TINA.org Files Comment in Support of Mass. AG’s Proposal to Ban Junk Fees Blog TINA.org Files Comment in Support of Mass. AG’s Proposal to Ban Junk Fees Federal efforts to rein in such charges have largely been unsuccessful to date.
MA AG Junk Fees and Automatic Renewal Subscriptions Comment Regulatory/Congressional Actions MA AG Junk Fees and Automatic Renewal Subscriptions Comment TINA.org submitted a comment to the Massachusetts AG’s office regarding its proposed regulations on junk fees and automatic renewal subscriptions.
Free Offers at FYE Stores Class Action Free Offers at FYE Stores Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that customers who sign up for the free trials will be automatically enrolled in monthly subscriptions
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023 Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your help.
How TINA.org Readers Helped Us Hold Deceptive Marketers Accountable in 2023 Consumer News How TINA.org Readers Helped Us Hold Deceptive Marketers Accountable in 2023 Consumer tips worth remembering.
BMW Needs to Take Its Deceptive Made in USA Claims Off the Road Consumer News BMW Needs to Take Its Deceptive Made in USA Claims Off the Road TINA.org files complaint over USA-made claims for automaker’s X models.
Apple’s Subscriptions for iCloud Storage Class Action Apple’s Subscriptions for iCloud Storage Allegations: Misleadingly representing that owners of Apple devices who purchase iCloud subscriptions get the storage in the plan plus the 5GB of storage automatically provided to all owners of Apple…
FTC’s Negative Option Rule Needs Improvement Blog FTC’s Negative Option Rule Needs Improvement TINA.org applauds proposed amendments but pushes for more.
CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions Consumer News CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions Lawsuits allege companies fail to make adequate disclosures.
Tesla Model S and Model X Vehicles Class Action Tesla Model S and Model X Vehicles Allegations: Misrepresenting that vehicles’ batteries would outlast the vehicles when an automatic software update causes the batteries to lose significant battery capacity or become inoperable
DoNotPay Subscriptions Class Action DoNotPay Subscriptions Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions that automatically renew
F1 TV Streaming Service Class Action F1 TV Streaming Service Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions that automatically renew and making it difficult to cancel
GEICO’s Giveback Program Class Action GEICO’s Giveback Program Allegations: Falsely advertising that the company would compensate customers for overpayments made during the COVID-19 pandemic by applying discounts to new and renewal auto insurance policies from April to October…
Courier News Subscriptions Class Action Courier News Subscriptions Allegations: Representing that consumers may cancel subscriptions any time before they automatically renew when subscribers may be billed subscription fees after they cancel
Streamlabs Class Action Streamlabs Allegations: Failing to disclose that consumers who make donations and add a GIF or effect to their donations are enrolled in subscriptions to Streamlabs Pro and that these subscriptions automatically…
Dollar General’s Motor Oils Class Action Dollar General’s Motor Oils Allegations: Deceptively marketing motor oils
Non-sufficient Funds Fees at TD Bank Class Action Non-sufficient Funds Fees at TD Bank Allegations: Failing to disclose that the bank charges multiple fees on a single transaction
Frigidaire’s ‘Auto Sizing Pan Detection’ Ad Alert Frigidaire’s ‘Auto Sizing Pan Detection’ Consumers take issue with one of the touted benefits of company’s induction appliances.