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Amazon’s House on Fire Consumer News Amazon’s House on Fire FTC sues Internet giant over in-app charges racked up by kids.
Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry Consumer News Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry Ex-Herbalifer brings questionable lead generation tactics to Vemma.
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Mall Girl Ad Alert Mall Girl The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU, or the Children’s Advertising Review Unit, keeps tabs on advertising directed at children, and issues recommendations to advertisers when ads are deceptive or target…
FTC Impersonation Scams Rule Comments Regulatory/Congressional Actions FTC Impersonation Scams Rule Comments TINA.org submitted comments to the FTC regarding its proposed rulemaking to address impersonation scams.
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Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Smartphones Class Action Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Smartphones Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that smartphones of 128 GB of storage
CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions Consumer News CATrends: Deceptive Tactics Used to Market Subscriptions Lawsuits allege companies fail to make adequate disclosures.
SEC Sues OnPassive Alleging It’s a Pyramid Scheme Consumer News SEC Sues OnPassive Alleging It’s a Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit claims company defrauded over 800,000 investors of more than $108 million.
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Smartwatches, Smart Rings Marketed to Measure Blood Sugar Ad Alert Smartwatches, Smart Rings Marketed to Measure Blood Sugar FDA warns consumers that devices cannot be trusted to give accurate blood sugar measurements.
FTC Should Ban Individual Impersonation Scams Blog FTC Should Ban Individual Impersonation Scams TINA.org submits comment in support of FTC’s proposal to ban fake celebrity endorsements, romance scams and other impersonation scams.
USAA Insurance Class Action USAA Insurance Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that the company is “member owned” and representing that current and former military and their family members qualify for membership
Capital One’s Cash Advance Fees Class Action Capital One’s Cash Advance Fees Allegations: Representing that the credit card company charges Cash Advance Fees on cash loans or cash equivalents
Fetch: Over $1 Billion in Rewards Ad Alert Fetch: Over $1 Billion in Rewards TINA.org investigates advertised milestone.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Looking back at our accomplishments.
Dollar General’s Shelf Prices Class Action Dollar General’s Shelf Prices Allegations: Charging consumers more than the price advertised on store shelves
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