These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings Consumer News These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.
Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Consumer News Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams Under a continued crackdown on Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your…
Penalties that Pack a Pinch Consumer News Penalties that Pack a Pinch Are FTC settlements just a cost of doing business?
How Green is that Fuel-Efficient Car? Consumer News How Green is that Fuel-Efficient Car? It’s all in the math and how you define some terms.
Six Places Where the Olympic Ads Are Consumer News Six Places Where the Olympic Ads Are The uniforms, the phones, the names, and the hashtags.
Before You Be Snapping and Chatting, Remember This Consumer News Before You Be Snapping and Chatting, Remember This Popular app reaches agreement with FTC to make privacy changes.
How Facebook’s New Policy Digs Into Your Data Consumer News How Facebook’s New Policy Digs Into Your Data More than 1.2 billion users makes for a lot of personal information.
It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad Consumer News It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad It might just help the FTC obtain consumer refunds in a deceptive marketing case.
FTC Made in USA Actions Since 1996 Consumer News FTC Made in USA Actions Since 1996 A review of the FTC’s Made in USA enforcement actions
TracFone Failed Promise to Offer Unlimited Data Costs them $40 Million Consumer News TracFone Failed Promise to Offer Unlimited Data Costs them $40 Million Nation’s largest prepaid mobile provider settles charges it throttled customers.
FTC Pyramid Cases Post-Amway Consumer News FTC Pyramid Cases Post-Amway See the FTC’s track record when it comes to pyramid cases.
Five Brand Names to Beware of this April Fools’ Day Consumer News Five Brand Names to Beware of this April Fools’ Day Oh, the irony behind these five brand names.
Mixed Signals from Cellphone Ads Consumer News Mixed Signals from Cellphone Ads Carriers facing challenges to advertisements.
Exposure without Disclosure: Cashing In with the Kardashians Consumer News Exposure without Disclosure: Cashing In with the Kardashians TINA.org takes famous family’s deceptive social media endorsements to the FTC.
Ad or Not? SNL & Dunkin’ Donuts Consumer News Ad or Not? SNL & Dunkin’ Donuts Funny sketch or funny ad?
Influencer-in-Chief: Presidents Day Roundup of POTUS Plugs Consumer News Influencer-in-Chief: Presidents Day Roundup of POTUS Plugs President Trump’s penchant for promoting companies turns tweets into #ads.
TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators Consumer News TINA.org Takes Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop-y Health Claims to Regulators TINA.org probe into Goop’s marketing reveals a plethora of illegal health claims.
Companies Accused of Greenwashing Consumer News Companies Accused of Greenwashing When companies green it, they better mean it.
CATrends: Nutriwashing Consumer News CATrends: Nutriwashing Lawsuits allege foods and beverages aren’t as healthy as you might think.