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Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom

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Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom

Why the MLM industry should avoid the term.

5 Reasons Herbalife’s Survey Won’t Save It from Prosecution

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5 Reasons Herbalife’s Survey Won’t Save It from Prosecution

Deconstructing Herbalife’s defense that a survey found most people join for discounts.

MyPillow Sleep Study is a Snoozer

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MyPillow Sleep Study is a Snoozer

Counting up issues with study sure to be a sleep aid.

An Open Letter to Congress on H.R. 5230

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An Open Letter to Congress on H.R. 5230

Renowned pyramid scheme expert denounces proposed federal law.

The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

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The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

POST HIGHLIGHTS • Meaning of Amway rules (1979), especially the “70% rule” and subsequent deterioration • Koscot (1975), Omnitrition (1996), and BurnLounge (2014) provide seminal rulings on the determination of…

Vemma Involved in Silencing One of Its Harshest Critics

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Vemma Involved in Silencing One of Its Harshest Critics

YPR Pariah, a former Vemma affiliate turned anti-Vemma blogger, who wrote under the pseudonym The Revanchist, had a clear message to share on his popular blog site – he didn’t…

TINA’s List

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TINA’s List

Readers have told us to look into these MLMs.

57 Year Old Mom Looks 27!

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57 Year Old Mom Looks 27!

I feel like the online version of the New York Times has me pegged. Or to say it another way, NYTimes’ cookies have tracked my online behavior such that its…

TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge

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TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge

Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.

TINA.org Files Comment in Support of Mass. AG’s Proposal to Ban Junk Fees

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TINA.org Files Comment in Support of Mass. AG’s Proposal to Ban Junk Fees

Federal efforts to rein in such charges have largely been unsuccessful to date.

FTC’s Negative Option Rule Needs Improvement

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FTC’s Negative Option Rule Needs Improvement

TINA.org applauds proposed amendments but pushes for more.

MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule

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MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule

TINA.org files comment in support of applying rule to direct selling industry.

Fighting Back Against Fake Reviews

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Fighting Back Against Fake Reviews

TINA.org files comment in support of proposed rulemaking proceeding.

A Lullaby of Deception

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A Lullaby of Deception

For Mike Huckabee’s next trick, a supplement that is ‘clinically proven’ to help users fall asleep, stay asleep and wake up refreshed.

The Lemonade Stand

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The Lemonade Stand

Focused as I am on trying to protect us all from deceptive advertising, I’ve tried to enlighten my three children on the finer points of marketing and the horrors of…

Naming Rights – The New Way to Support Our Country

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Naming Rights – The New Way to Support Our Country

For the next 25 years, MetLife has secured the naming rights for the new stadium where the New York Giants and Jets will play. Welcome to MetLife Stadium, football fans! …

Michael Jackson Album Lawsuit Comes to An End