FTC Proposes New Rule Targeting Deceptive Income Claims in MLM Industry Consumer News FTC Proposes New Rule Targeting Deceptive Income Claims in MLM Industry Proposed new earnings claim rule comes three years after TINA.org comment to FTC.
2025 Deceptive Ad Trends Consumer News 2025 Deceptive Ad Trends A closer look at what we’ll be monitoring in the new year.
Best Reader Tips of 2024 Consumer News Best Reader Tips of 2024 Consumer complaints worth remembering.
Most Deceptive Ads of 2024 Consumer News Most Deceptive Ads of 2024 Here were some of the worst ads TINA.org investigated this year.
TINA’s Take: IM Mastery Academy Reinvents Itself as IYOVIA Consumer News TINA’s Take: IM Mastery Academy Reinvents Itself as IYOVIA Different name, same game.
Fetch: Over $1 Billion in Rewards Ad Alert Fetch: Over $1 Billion in Rewards TINA.org investigates advertised milestone.
Billionaire Casino Ad Alert Billionaire Casino Regulator finds TikTok ads misled consumers into thinking they could win real-world prizes.
Quinnipiac University: ‘#1 University for Getting a Job’ Ad Alert Quinnipiac University: ‘#1 University for Getting a Job’ How is #1 defined?
So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Blog So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Exploring the MLM industry’s latest pivot.
‘Advergames’: how games platform Roblox became a corporate marketing playground Media Coverage ‘Advergames’: how games platform Roblox became a corporate marketing playground Callum Bains, THe Guardian
Check Your Six: Deceptive Ads That Target Military Members Consumer News Check Your Six: Deceptive Ads That Target Military Members TINA.org observes Military Consumer Month the only way we know how – by sharing deceptive ads.
FTC’s Arise Case Gives Consumer Advocates a Pick-Me-Up Blog FTC’s Arise Case Gives Consumer Advocates a Pick-Me-Up Some *brighter* news after the Loper Bright SCOTUS decision.
What You Should Know about Super Patch Consumer News What You Should Know about Super Patch TINA.org takes a closer look at this MLM offering “braille for your brain.”
What You Should Know about Nélo Life Consumer News What You Should Know about Nélo Life What we learned upon taking a closer look at this new MLM.
Polaris Advertising Ad Alert Polaris Advertising TINA.org investigates where these clickbait emails are actually coming from.
FTC Staff Urge MLMs Not to Rely on Industry Income Disclosure Guidance Blog 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 Investigation Finds Pervasive Deceptive Earnings Claims in MLM Industry Press Release TINA.org Investigation Finds Pervasive Deceptive Earnings Claims in MLM Industry The consumer advocacy organization truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has published the results of a yearslong investigation into the multilevel marketing (MLM) industry that found widespread use of deceptive income claims to promote…
MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims Consumer News MLMs Continue to Recruit with Deceptive Earnings Claims TINA.org investigation finds 98% of MLMs using misleading income claims.
Noonday Brands Noonday TINA.org investigated Noonday Collection as part of a larger investigation into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click here.