Direct Selling: An Industry in Decline

TINA.org’s analysis of the direct selling industry.

Mixed Messaging in the MLM Industry Regarding Coronavirus Claims

We have to make sure we’re not seen as “taking advantage of a crisis situation,” said DSA President Joe Mariano.

2017-2021 Pyramid Scheme Class Actions

Pyramid scheme claims against MLM companies on the rise.

Herbalife And Its Distributors Face RICO Complaint

Lawsuit against Herbalife claims attending events is a losing strategy.

TINA.org to Team National: Take Down Questionable Income Claims

TINA.org’s #TNTruth social media campaign exposes company’s inappropriate income claims.

Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs

Coalition sends letter to agency requesting better safeguards.

MLM Companies & Coronavirus Claims

MLM Income Claims

MLM’s Love to Use the “F” Word

TINA.org Alerts FTC to Herbalife Distributors’ Coronavirus Claims

TINA.org complaint comes four years after MLM paid $200 million to settle FTC deceptive advertising charges.

Young Living Lawsuit Claims It’s a ‘Cult-Like’ Pyramid Scheme

Lawsuit alleges essential oil MLM is a pyramid scheme, among other things.

5 Ad Trends to be Wary of in 2019

From crypto to CBD, consumers need to tread carefully when it comes to these trends.

TINA’s Take: Nerium’s Move To Disappear and Reinvent Itself as Neora

Different name, same inappropriate marketing claims.

LifeVantage Faces Pyramid Scheme Lawsuit

“False dreams of wealth” are touted in an attempt to make up for products that are “snake oil,” complaint alleges.

Lawsuit Claims Nerium is a Pyramid Scheme

Founder, top executives and reality TV star named in lawsuit.