Regulators Act on TINA.org’s Complaint Against Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty

MADISON, CONN. December 1, 2022 – Acting on a complaint filed by ad watchdog, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), California regulators have reached a settlement with lingerie company Savage X Fenty, originally a joint venture between…

Deceptive Marketing by Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Put to Bed in California

Lingerie company agrees to pay $1.2 million to settle lawsuit

Potpourri Group’s VIP Memberships

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of its VIP membership program

Seed Leaf Coffee Subscriptions

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions and making it difficult to cancel

Amazon Subscribe & Save Subscriptions

Allegations: Deceptively advertising Subscribe & Save subscriptions

gopuff’s Fam Subscriptions Program

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that consumers who sign up for free trial offers will be automatically enrolled in monthly subscriptions

JustAnswer

Cost to ask a question and actually have it answered remains elusive for consumers.

‘Complimentary Bottle’ of Nugenix Total-T

Promotion for purported testosterone booster has some hard-to-believe claims.

Walmart+ Subscriptions

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing the terms of subscriptions

Trend Micro

Allegations: Deceptively marketing programs as free without adequately disclosing that they automatically switch to paid subscriptions unless consumers cancel

Panera’s Unlimited Sip Club May Leave Members Thirsty

Lawsuit alleges sandwich chain misleadingly markets “unlimited” drinks subscription.

Thrive Market Subscriptions

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of memberships

The FTC Needs to Update Its .com Disclosures Guidance

TINA.org submits a comment to the FTC urging it to update its .com Disclosures guidance to help rein in deceptive marketing.

FTC Digital Disclosures Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment to the FTC urging it to update its .com Disclosures guidance to help rein in deceptive marketing.

LinkedIn Premium

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions

LiveGlam Subscriptions

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions

Whatever Happened to Truth in Advertising?

Herb Weisbaum, Consumerpedia by Consumers’ Checkbook

HelloFresh Subscription Autorenewal System

TINA.org Reports Meal Kit Giant HelloFresh to FTC

MADISON, CONN. June 22, 2022 While millions of Americans struggle with rising food prices and empty store shelves, meal kit retailer HelloFresh advertises “delicious meals delivered to your door,” enticing consumers…

HelloFraud: TINA.org Files Complaint against Meal Kit Giant

False promises of “free meals” lead consumers to never-ending subscriptions.