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.

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Comcast agrees to pull ‘disparaging’ phrase in AT&T parody

TV commercial gets edit following decision from the National Advertising Division.

Sony PS4 “Killzone: Shadow Fall” Game Graphics

May 2015: The parties agreed to dismiss the plaintiff’s individual claims in this lawsuit with prejudice, meaning that the plaintiff cannot refile the claims. The reasons for the dismissal have…

Sony’s Marketing of Fortnite and other Games

In January 2019, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sony Interactive Entertainment for allegedly deceptively marketing games, including the popular video game Fortnite. According to the complaint, the company markets…

Starz Free 7-day Trial

In December 2017, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Starz Entertainment for allegedly misleadingly advertising its “7 day free trial” by claiming that customers can cancel at any time when,…

Fortnite Battle Royale

In March 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Sony Interactive Entertainment for allegedly not taking effective measures to prevent children from creating accounts on PlayStation Network and using their…

Various Labrada Weight-Loss Supplements

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that various supplements provide weight-loss benefits when they don’t

Free Offers at FYE Stores

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that customers who sign up for the free trials will be automatically enrolled in monthly subscriptions

Campaign 2020: The Rise of the Influencer Election

Political candidates are jumping on the #InfluencerMarketing bandwagon.

It’s Not Just a Phone, It’s a Medical Device

Close to 15,000 people were duped into buying phone apps that were touted as curing acne.  Using deceptive advertising, the marketers of two different apps were able to convince acne…

Online Porn Can Give You a Virus

Thank God for porn!  No, really – did you know that many of the Internet’s innovative advances have been pioneered or substantially boosted by the $1 billion adult entertainment industry? …

Engagement Marketing

How companies get us to engage and form a relationship with the brand or product they are selling.

Jane Marie and Dann Gallucci’s ‘The Dream’ podcast investigates the promises of a booming wellness industry

Eric Ducker, Los Angeles Times

Marketers Wanted a New Generation to Target, Hence Alphas

Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED

Ad or Not? Minions Invade Adopt Me! on Roblox

Is the most played game on Roblox raising more than pets?

How do you know what’s real when everyone is trying to sell you something?

Nia Decaille, Washington Post

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop slammed for ‘deceptive’ health claims

Katherine Lam, Fox News

Kardashians clean up their Instagram act… kind of

Diana Falzone, Fox News

Penny Stock Checklist

“Free” offer is apparently tied to a subscription that isn’t free.