Monetizing Minors Consumer News Monetizing Minors How brands exploit kid influencers and their followers.
Court Cancels ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule Consumer News Court Cancels ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule It won’t get any easier to cancel those annoying subscriptions.
FTC Sues LA Fitness for Making Consumers Sweat Gym Memberships Consumer News FTC Sues LA Fitness for Making Consumers Sweat Gym Memberships Complaint alleges gym chain puts up roadblocks to cancellation.
Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle Trickery Charges Related to Prime Consumer News Amazon to Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle Trickery Charges Related to Prime FTC lawsuit alleged company duped consumers into signing up and then made it hard to cancel.
Regulators Deliver Actions against HelloFresh Consumer News Regulators Deliver Actions against HelloFresh Regulatory activity following TINA.org’s 2022 complaint.
TINA.org Takes Action against Trademark Imposter Scam Consumer News TINA.org Takes Action against Trademark Imposter Scam Complaint to FTC cites violations of agency’s Impersonation Rule.
CATrends: Baseball Ticket Prices Consumer News CATrends: Baseball Ticket Prices Consumers balk at hidden junk fees.
Adobe Settles DOJ Lawsuit over Deceptive Subscription Practices Consumer News Adobe Settles DOJ Lawsuit over Deceptive Subscription Practices Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
FTC Cracks Down on Forever Living Following Years of Deception Consumer News FTC Cracks Down on Forever Living Following Years of Deception Settlement comes after TINA.org exposed thousands of deceptive income claims.
FTC Takes TruHeight’s Growth Claims Down a Few Pegs Consumer News FTC Takes TruHeight’s Growth Claims Down a Few Pegs Supplement maker agrees to pay $750K to settle deceptive health claims lawsuit.
Roblox Still Exposing Minors to Deceptive, Harmful Ads Consumer News Roblox Still Exposing Minors to Deceptive, Harmful Ads It’s gotten worse.
The Struggle is (Not) Real Consumer News The Struggle is (Not) Real Rags-to-riches stories on repeat.
CATrends: School Lunch Payment Processors Consumer News CATrends: School Lunch Payment Processors Lawsuits accuse companies of misleading families about their services.
CATrends: ‘100% Recyclable’ Water Bottles Consumer News CATrends: ‘100% Recyclable’ Water Bottles Bottled-water brands mislead consumers who want to “do their part” and recycle, class-action lawsuits allege.
FabKids’ Back-to-School Ads Mislead Parents Consumer News FabKids’ Back-to-School Ads Mislead Parents Online retailer deceptively advertises members-only prices, TINA.org investigation finds.
Agora Still Using Deception and Dark Patterns to Ensnare Seniors Consumer News Agora Still Using Deception and Dark Patterns to Ensnare Seniors TINA.org refers publishing giant to FTC for enforcement action.
LuLa-NO: Clothing MLM Violating Court Order Consumer News LuLa-NO: Clothing MLM Violating Court Order TINA.org alerts Washington AG’s office to deceptive income claims and more.
CATrends: Baby Foods Containing Toxic Heavy Metals Consumer News CATrends: Baby Foods Containing Toxic Heavy Metals Surge in class-action lawsuits follows congressional report.
Puff Bar Flavors Resurface Following FDA Ban Consumer News Puff Bar Flavors Resurface Following FDA Ban FDA says it is aware of the situation but declined to comment on the regulatory status of disposable e-cigarette brand.
Worst False Ad Settlements of 2020 Consumer News Worst False Ad Settlements of 2020 Five class-action settlements that left consumers behind this year.