CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions Consumer News CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions Lawsuits allege companies fail to make adequate disclosures.
Focused Mind Jr. Ad Alert Focused Mind Jr. Where’s the clinical proof for these “clinically proven” claims?
Audible Class Action Audible March 2019: A federal judge preliminarily approved a settlement agreement that would resolve this case, as well as three related cases, Weber v. Amazon.com, Beals v. Audible, Inc., and Fisse…
Doggie Dailies Ad Alert Doggie Dailies Dog supplement manufacturer makes changes to Amazon listing following TINA.org inquiry.
Buy It Now Feature Evidence Buy It Now Feature DealDash believes that its “Buy it Now” feature, which allows those who lose an auction to buy the same item at inflated DealDash prices and get all the bids they…
Caulk-y Made in USA Claims Blog Caulk-y Made in USA Claims Why is this tool with “China” on the packaging being marketed as made in the USA?
How Online Shopping Makes Suckers of Us All Media Coverage How Online Shopping Makes Suckers of Us All Jerry Useem, The Atlantic
Weed Slayer Class Action Weed Slayer Allegations: Falsely marketing products as natural, organic, and suitable for organic plants
TINA’s Take: INFORM Consumers Act Goes Into Effect Consumer News TINA’s Take: INFORM Consumers Act Goes Into Effect New law aims to provide more transparency to online transactions and to deter online shopping fraud.
Imma Evidence Imma A 2019-2020 TINA.org investigation into the emerging use of virtual influencers in social media marketing has catalogued a *sampling of 28 virtual influencers ranging from the human-like to the overtly…
Fisher-Price Dancin’ Tunes Music Mat Ad Alert Fisher-Price Dancin’ Tunes Music Mat Product packaging depicts a mat size that is out of tune with reality.
Spigen Galaxy S7 Screen Protector Ad Alert Spigen Galaxy S7 Screen Protector Consumers complain product does not provide advertised coverage.
Alexa Class Action Alexa Allegations: Misleadingly representing the extent to which Alexa devices record and store audio recordings
Alexa Devices Class Action Alexa Devices Allegations: Failing to disclose that the words that trigger devices to listen and respond to commands also initiate a process to create and permanently store recordings
The ‘Buy’ Button in the iTunes Store Ad Alert The ‘Buy’ Button in the iTunes Store When you don’t own what you buy.
The Cost of Doing Business Consumer News The Cost of Doing Business Comparing the amount companies agree to pay to settle deceptive marketing charges with their annual revenue.
Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers Consumer News Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers Why the FTC should consider virtual influencers as it reviews its Endorsement Guides.