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.
FTC Endorsement Guide Comments Regulatory/Congressional Actions FTC Endorsement Guide Comments TINA.org submitted a comment to the FTC regarding ways to strengthen and expand its Endorsement Guides.
Kardashians Find New Ways to Skirt #Ad on Social Media Consumer News Kardashians Find New Ways to Skirt #Ad on Social Media From ambiguous hashtags to delaying disclosure, the family continues to spurn federal endorsement guidelines.
Sponsored Endorsements: FTC Isn’t Your Only Concern Media Coverage Sponsored Endorsements: FTC Isn’t Your Only Concern Meegan Brooks and Anthony Anscombe, Law360
DJ Khaled Brands DJ Khaled TINA.org found prolific record producer promoted alcohol brands without proper disclosures or precautions.
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Worst Celebrity Pitchmen 2014 Consumer News Worst Celebrity Pitchmen 2014 Which celebrities get coal from TINA.org this year?
CATrends: Deceptive Influencer Marketing Consumer News CATrends: Deceptive Influencer Marketing It’s a hot sponcon summer.
Gold posts: Social-media endorsements are the latest thing in advertising Media Coverage Gold posts: Social-media endorsements are the latest thing in advertising The Economist
Oz Watch: TV Host Pulls Curtain on Phony Endorsements Consumer News Oz Watch: TV Host Pulls Curtain on Phony Endorsements Talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz asks viewers for help.
Exposure without Disclosure: Cashing In with the Kardashians Consumer News Exposure without Disclosure: Cashing In with the Kardashians TINA.org takes famous family’s deceptive social media endorsements to the FTC.
Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker Consumer News Five Common Complaints about Guthy-Renker Informercial maker uses glossy ads and celebrity endorsements, but also gets hit with plenty of consumer complaints.
Trump’s MLM Pitch Misled Consumers, Lawsuit Says Consumer News Trump’s MLM Pitch Misled Consumers, Lawsuit Says Complaint alleges Trump secretly received millions of dollars in payments while deceptively marketing ACN.
LeBron James and Tonal Ad Alert LeBron James and Tonal The NBA superstar isn’t just cashing endorsement checks.
Ad or Not? Oscars Edition Consumer News Ad or Not? Oscars Edition Paid endorsement or uncompensated editorial content? These celeb social media posts are tough to tell.
FTC Social Media Actions Consumer News FTC Social Media Actions See the FTC’s track record when it comes to social media influencer cases.
Is Anthony Anderson’s Candyverse NFT Project a Scam? Ad Alert Is Anthony Anderson’s Candyverse NFT Project a Scam? The impact of a celebrity endorsement.
Kardashian family accused of ‘deceptive’ marketing over paid for Instagram endorsements Media Coverage Kardashian family accused of ‘deceptive’ marketing over paid for Instagram endorsements Rebecca Stewart, The Drum
TINA’s Take: FTC Lets ‘Detox Tea’ Influencers Off with a Warning Consumer News TINA’s Take: FTC Lets ‘Detox Tea’ Influencers Off with a Warning …for now.
What to Know about Sponsored Content Consumer Basics What to Know about Sponsored Content It’s getting harder to distinguish advertisements from objective content.