Acting on TINA.org Complaint, FTC Busts Williams-Sonoma, Again

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Acting on TINA.org Complaint, FTC Busts Williams-Sonoma, Again

Following a complaint by ad watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), Pottery Barn’s parent company Williams-Sonoma has agreed to pay more than $3 million for violating a 2020 FTC consent order requiring that…

Lawyers to Pocket $5.25 Million in Unfair Herbalife Settlement

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Lawyers to Pocket $5.25 Million in Unfair Herbalife Settlement

Consumer Group TINA.org Objecting MADISON, CONN. March 17, 2015 — Ad watchdog organization, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), filed a brief on Monday asking the court to reject the proposed settlement of a…

TikTok’s CEO faces bipartisan skepticism in first Congressional hearing on security concerns

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TikTok’s CEO faces bipartisan skepticism in first Congressional hearing on security concerns

Marty Swant, Digiday

GHOST ‘Deceptively’ Markets to Kids, Allege Ad Watchdogs

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GHOST ‘Deceptively’ Markets to Kids, Allege Ad Watchdogs

Brad Avery, BevNet

Roblox rolls out new ad tools amid concerns around how companies market to children — the core users on the platform

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Roblox rolls out new ad tools amid concerns around how companies market to children — the core users on the platform

Marty Swant & Alexander Lee, Digiday

Instagram Face’: Is It the End of Good Makeup?

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Instagram Face’: Is It the End of Good Makeup?

Crystal Martin, The New York Times

After Kim Kardashian’s SEC settlement, influencers working with brands could face more scrutiny – and fines

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After Kim Kardashian’s SEC settlement, influencers working with brands could face more scrutiny – and fines

Marty Swant, Digiday

Roblox is one of the biggest metaverse success stories. So why hasn’t it turned a profit?

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Roblox is one of the biggest metaverse success stories. So why hasn’t it turned a profit?

Rob Walker, Fortune

Stellantis to Revise Ads Saying Its Cars Are Built in America

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Stellantis to Revise Ads Saying Its Cars Are Built in America

Patrick Coffee, The Wall Street Journal

Tariffs Create Opening for ‘Made in America’ Ads—With Carefully Chosen Words

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Tariffs Create Opening for ‘Made in America’ Ads—With Carefully Chosen Words

Patrick Coffee, The Wall Street Journal

Court Order Forces Prevagen to Scrub Memory-Improvement Claims

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Court Order Forces Prevagen to Scrub Memory-Improvement Claims

MADISON, CONN. Dec. 12, 2024— In a win for consumers, a court has ordered Quincy Bioscience to stop advertising Prevagen using memory-improvement claims. This follows a near-decade-long campaign by the…

Roblox Criticized by Children’s Advertising Watchdog

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Roblox Criticized by Children’s Advertising Watchdog

Patrick Coffee, Wall Street Journal

Whatever Happened to Truth in Advertising?

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Whatever Happened to Truth in Advertising?

Herb Weisbaum, Consumerpedia by Consumers’ Checkbook

TINA.org Reports Meal Kit Giant HelloFresh to FTC

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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…

Attorney general cracks down on fake online reviews

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Attorney general cracks down on fake online reviews

Eric Walter, The Daily Record

Companies Try to Sell Videogaming as the Next Big Advertising Channel

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Companies Try to Sell Videogaming as the Next Big Advertising Channel

Katie Deighton, The Wall Street Journal

Warning: The Article You’re About to Read Might Make You Laugh

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Warning: The Article You’re About to Read Might Make You Laugh

Shirley S. Wang, The Wall Street Journal

Marketing Your Brand With Influencers? Make Sure the FTC Hits the “Like” Button

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Marketing Your Brand With Influencers? Make Sure the FTC Hits the “Like” Button

Thomas Harvey, The Recorder

Ad Watchdog Launches Its Own Campaign

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Ad Watchdog Launches Its Own Campaign

“The truth’s not always easy, but in advertising, it’s the law,” says truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) MADISON, Conn., March 24, 2014— Non-profit advertising watchdog truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) today launched its first national advertising campaign,…

FTC Complaint Filed Against Maker of Memory Supplement

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FTC Complaint Filed Against Maker of Memory Supplement

 Ad Watchdog Issues Warning to Consumers MADISON, CONN. September 21, 2015 — With an aging baby-boomer population and an estimated 10 million Americans predicted to develop some form of brain…