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.
MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits Consumer News MLMs Tap College Campuses for Recruits MLM and pyramid scheme experts say more must be done to educate and raise student awareness.
MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Consumer News MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.
Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs Consumer News Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs Coalition sends letter to agency requesting better safeguards.
How MLMs Exploit Consumers During a Pandemic Consumer News How MLMs Exploit Consumers During a Pandemic Deceptive earnings claims edition.
Fortune Hi-Tech Operators Banned from MLMs Consumer News Fortune Hi-Tech Operators Banned from MLMs Kentucky company agrees to pay $7 million to settle pyramid scheme charges.
Has Your College Student Been Recruited by a Questionable MLM? Consumer News Has Your College Student Been Recruited by a Questionable MLM? Parents share their stories and experts offer tips on what families can do.
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.
Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay Consumer News Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay More than 97 percent of DSA member companies use or have used misleading income claims.
Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022 Consumer News Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022 The metaverse is here.
Touted but Toothless: The Problem with Some Tech Platforms’ Policies Consumer News Touted but Toothless: The Problem with Some Tech Platforms’ Policies Prohibited content slips through the cracks.
DSA Award Winners Are Ethics Code Violators Consumer News DSA Award Winners Are Ethics Code Violators Why is this industry group honoring MLMs making illegal marketing claims?
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.”
TINA.org Alerts FTC to Herbalife Distributors’ Coronavirus Claims Consumer News TINA.org Alerts FTC to Herbalife Distributors’ Coronavirus Claims TINA.org complaint comes four years after MLM paid $200 million to settle FTC deceptive advertising charges.
Companies Getting Coal in 2021 Consumer News Companies Getting Coal in 2021 Find out why New Balance, TikTok, Poland Spring and others make the 2021 naughty list.
What You Should Know about Elomir Consumer News What You Should Know about Elomir What you need to know before you #hitthestrip.
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.
What You Should Know about Plexus Consumer News What You Should Know about Plexus TINA.org investigation of the pink drink company finds inappropriate health and income claims.
Mary Kay Off-Roads into Deceptive Income Claims Consumer News Mary Kay Off-Roads into Deceptive Income Claims The pink Cadillac is just one of many things top-selling distributors tout but few distributors achieve.
5 Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2021 Consumer News 5 Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2021 From fairwashing to fragrance, consumers have plenty to watch out for in 2021.