Let’s Judge Mortgage Scammers Blog Let’s Judge Mortgage Scammers Deceptive mailings attempt to trick homeowners into thinking they need to take action.
Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media Blog Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media TINA.org Executive Director Bonnie Patten to speak at FTC workshop Wednesday.
MLM Income Disclosures: When Average Does Not Equal Typical Blog MLM Income Disclosures: When Average Does Not Equal Typical Pyramid scheme experts explain how MLM income disclosures can be deceptive.
MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule Blog MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule TINA.org files comment in support of applying rule to direct selling industry.
TINA.org Joins Consumer Advocates to Keep FTC Bipartisan Blog TINA.org Joins Consumer Advocates to Keep FTC Bipartisan Why agency independence is in the best interests of consumers.
TINA.org Supports Citizen Petition Calling for AI Pricing Transparency Blog TINA.org Supports Citizen Petition Calling for AI Pricing Transparency Why disclosures are key to protecting informed consumer choice and competition.
I Propose a National Ordinary Day Blog I Propose a National Ordinary Day Maybe we should re-think all of those national fill-in-the-blank days.. maybe not.
Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints? Blog Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints? Why TINA.org sent open records requests to all 50 states and it’s vital for complaints to be public.
Do You Know what Big Data Knows about You? Blog Do You Know what Big Data Knows about You? FTC report highlights lack of transparency in data tracking.
The Argument for TINA.org Blog The Argument for TINA.org Advertising spending totals about $150 billion annually in the United States and $500 billion globally. Many of the dollars spent today on advertising are no longer used for traditional print…
Snubbing FTC, MLM Claims It Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Blog Snubbing FTC, MLM Claims It Can Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Of all the companies exploiting the pandemic, doTerra stands out as a steadfast recidivist.
Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing Blog Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing How tax preparation services may actually make your life harder.
The FTC Needs to Update Its Endorsement Guides Blog The FTC Needs to Update Its Endorsement Guides TINA.org submits comment to FTC urging further revisions to stay relevant and effective.
What Happens When Human Marketers Are Replaced, But Human Viewers Are Not Blog What Happens When Human Marketers Are Replaced, But Human Viewers Are Not And why the problem is even worse when those human viewers are kids.
So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Blog So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Exploring the MLM industry’s latest pivot.
Why You Might be Trapped In That Gym Membership Forever Blog Why You Might be Trapped In That Gym Membership Forever Some members of Congress want to kill a popular “click-to-cancel” rule.
New York City is Taking on Shady Subscriptions Blog New York City is Taking on Shady Subscriptions And TINA.org is all for it.
TINA.org Supports FTC’s Settlement with TruHeight Blog TINA.org Supports FTC’s Settlement with TruHeight Comment pushes for strong oversight of supplement companies targeting kids.
FTC Finalizes Made in USA Rule Following TINA.org Petition Blog FTC Finalizes Made in USA Rule Following TINA.org Petition Commission’s first open meeting with new chair brings action.