Ad or Not? Beyoncé and Tiffany & Co. Consumer News Ad or Not? Beyoncé and Tiffany & Co. Why Queen B may need to “Check on It” before endorsing brands on Insta.
The Coldest Water Bottle Ad Alert The Coldest Water Bottle The Coldest Water is in hot water over its influencer marketing posts.
Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty Sued for Trademark Infringement by Lingerie Company Media Coverage Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty Sued for Trademark Infringement by Lingerie Company Chris Eggertsen, Billboard
He Promised a Dreamy Wedding Proposal. Fans Got a 5-Hour Sale. Media Coverage He Promised a Dreamy Wedding Proposal. Fans Got a 5-Hour Sale. Tiffany May, New York Times
Joe Rogan criticized, mocked after saying straight white men are silenced by ‘woke’ culture Media Coverage Joe Rogan criticized, mocked after saying straight white men are silenced by ‘woke’ culture Matteo Moschella & Wilson Wong, NBC News
What I Discovered When I Looked into Sarah’s Discovery Blog 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
Burst Electric Toothbrush Ad Alert Burst Electric Toothbrush Dental professionals who recommend Burst may be more embedded with company than you think.
The Preteen’s Guide to Getting Rich Off YouTube Media Coverage The Preteen’s Guide to Getting Rich Off YouTube Lucas Shaw & Mark Bergen, Bloomberg
TINA’s Take: UK Bans Influencer Ads that Applied ‘Misleading’ Beauty Filters Consumer News TINA’s Take: UK Bans Influencer Ads that Applied ‘Misleading’ Beauty Filters Instagram stories used filters that ASA said misleadingly exaggerated results tanning products could achieve.
Ad or Not? Khloé Kardashian and Nordstrom Consumer News Ad or Not? Khloé Kardashian and Nordstrom Impromptu family fashion shoot or something less innocent?
The Hundred Thousand Dollar Puzzle by David Dobrik Ad Alert The Hundred Thousand Dollar Puzzle by David Dobrik YouTuber-turned-TikTok star pieces together a deceptive pitch.
Ryan Kaji, 9, earns $29.5m as this year’s highest-paid YouTuber Media Coverage Ryan Kaji, 9, earns $29.5m as this year’s highest-paid YouTuber Rupert Neate, The Guardian
The Problematic Fakery Of Lil Miquela Explained—An Exploration Of Virtual Influencers and Realness Media Coverage The Problematic Fakery Of Lil Miquela Explained—An Exploration Of Virtual Influencers and Realness Matt Klein, Forbes
What You Should Know about Market America Consumer News What You Should Know about Market America MLM takes down hundreds of deceptive income claims following TINA.org investigation.
Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat? Media Coverage Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat? Anahad O’Connor, New York Times
Bounty Ad Alert Bounty An argument for embedded advertising disclosures in sponsored social media posts.
Rihanna hopes fashion show brings ‘a little bit of happiness’ during pandemic Media Coverage Rihanna hopes fashion show brings ‘a little bit of happiness’ during pandemic Zoe Christian Jones, CBS News
Greg Viegas Ad Alert Greg Viegas A network marketing coach doesn’t deliver on his (expensive) promises.
Jacksonville Mom and BodyArmor Ad Alert Jacksonville Mom and BodyArmor Blog promoting sports drink comes under scrutiny by TINA.org.
TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott Consumer News TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott It’s disingenuous for brands to suggest they are boycotting a platform and then still run ads on that platform.