What to Know about Subscription Offers Consumer Basics What to Know about Subscription Offers Risk free trials may lead to repeated, unwanted charges to your credit card.
Deceptive Marketing by Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Put to Bed in California Consumer News Deceptive Marketing by Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Put to Bed in California Lingerie company agrees to pay $1.2 million to settle lawsuit
Vemma Deemed Pyramid Scheme in Italy Consumer News Vemma Deemed Pyramid Scheme in Italy TINA.org finds U.S. reforms fall short.
Various Murad Products Class Action Various Murad Products Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that products could be used in the eye area when they contain color additives that aren’t safe to use near the eyes
Make Government and Business Imposters Pay Consumer News Make Government and Business Imposters Pay TINA.org files comment in support of proposed rule.
GEICO’s Giveback Program Class Action GEICO’s Giveback Program Allegations: Falsely advertising that the company would compensate customers for overpayments made during the COVID-19 pandemic by applying discounts to new and renewal auto insurance policies from April to October…
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.
Why ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Still Matters – and Why the FTC Should Try Again Blog Why ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Still Matters – and Why the FTC Should Try Again The problem hasn’t gone away.
HelloFresh’s ‘17 Free Meals’ Ad Alert HelloFresh’s ‘17 Free Meals’ Here’s how much you have to spend to get 17 “free” meals.
Afterpay Class Action Afterpay Allegations: Misleadingly marketing its service as a no-fee, no-interest way for consumers to make purchases before they have money to pay for them without disclosing that consumers who provide debit…
Bitdefender’s Antivirus Software Class Action Bitdefender’s Antivirus Software Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that programs automatically renew resulting in consumers being charged without consent
GoDaddy.com Class Action GoDaddy.com Allegations: Automatically enrolling customers into an annual plan for services at a price that the company chooses resulting in customers being charged without their consent
Subscriptions to The New York Times Class Action Subscriptions to The New York Times Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that consumers are enrolled in a program that automatically renews their subscriptions
Subscriptions to Reader’s Digest and Other Magazines Class Action Subscriptions to Reader’s Digest and Other Magazines Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that subscriptions to magazines will be automatically renewed
Time’s Magazine Subscriptions Class Action Time’s Magazine Subscriptions Allegations: Offering free or discounted magazines for a specific period of time without adequately disclosing that consumers are enrolled in a program that automatically renews subscriptions
All Cheer The Unsubscribe Act Blog All Cheer The Unsubscribe Act National Consumer Protection Week is a good time to bring attention to this bill.
Peak Nitric Oxide’s Free-Bottle Giveaway Isn’t Free Ad Alert Peak Nitric Oxide’s Free-Bottle Giveaway Isn’t Free Automatic enrollment in a costly continuity program is lurking in the fine print of this commercial.