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Mascara: Jeepers Creepers, Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers?

Mascara: Jeepers Creepers, Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers?

If you go by mascara ads that you see in magazines and on TV, modern mascara technology has evolved to the point of growing small hairy caterpillars on top of…

Skechers lawsuit: How to get your piece of the $40-million payout

Skechers lawsuit: How to get your piece of the $40-million payout

Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times

The Rise and Fall of Vemma

The Rise and Fall of Vemma

What led this MLM to a $238 million dollar settlement?

Regulators Act on TINA.org’s Complaint Against Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty

Regulators Act on TINA.org’s Complaint Against Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty

MADISON, CONN. December 1, 2022 – Acting on a complaint filed by ad watchdog, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), California regulators have reached a settlement with lingerie company Savage X Fenty, originally a joint venture between…

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.

Have Celebs Learned Their Lesson from the FTX Debacle?

Have Celebs Learned Their Lesson from the FTX Debacle?

Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times

FTC, FDA Tackle Misleading Marketing of Dangerous Products to Kids — Again

FTC, FDA Tackle Misleading Marketing of Dangerous Products to Kids — Again

First, e-liquids. Now, THC edibles. Will energy drinks be next?

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023

Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your help.

FTC Bans Fake Reviews

FTC Bans Fake Reviews

New rule also targets paid reviews.

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

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.

Carvana’s ‘7-Day Money-Back Guarantee’

Carvana’s ‘7-Day Money-Back Guarantee’

Is it still a money-back guarantee if you end up paying hundreds of dollars?

TINA’s Take: FTC Puts For-Profit Higher Education Institutions on Notice

TINA’s Take: FTC Puts For-Profit Higher Education Institutions on Notice

A disproportionate number of students that have defaulted on their students loans attended for-profit colleges.

5 Takeaways from #NAD2021

5 Takeaways from #NAD2021

Checking in on the system of self-regulation in the ad industry.

Theraworx Relief

Theraworx Relief

Pharmacist testimonials at the center of advertising inquiry head to the FTC for further review.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2020

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2020

Looking back at 2020.

What You Should Know about Market America

What You Should Know about Market America

MLM takes down hundreds of deceptive income claims following TINA.org investigation.

Bounty

Bounty

An argument for embedded advertising disclosures in sponsored social media posts.

TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott

TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott

It’s disingenuous for brands to suggest they are boycotting a platform and then still run ads on that platform.

MLM News Alert

MLM News Alert

TINA.org’s curated list of MLM info and news of note.

RiduZone

RiduZone

Weight-loss supplement is sending mixed signals with its use of the FDA logo in a claim on its website that it is ‘FDA Acknowledged.’