What is Industry Self-Regulation?

Self-regulating organizations can have varying impacts on the standards that are set for the way industries do business.

TINA.org Notifies Celebrities Promoting NFTs

MADISON, CONN. August 9, 2022 — An increasing number of celebrities are jumping on the NFT bandwagon, showcasing their digital assets on social media for the world to see. But are…

2017 ACN Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

The Kirby Company Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

Gano Excel Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

2017 Forever Living Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

Barefoot Books Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

2017 LifeVantage Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

2017 Arbonne Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

2017 4Life Income Claims

What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection

Arm consumers with X-ray vision to protect them from scams circulating on Facebook.

Companies Getting Coal in 2021

Find out why New Balance, TikTok, Poland Spring and others make the 2021 naughty list.

Jeunesse Income Claims

Orenda Income Claims Database

TINA.org investigation reveals misleading income claims used to market MLM opportunity.

What You Should Know about the FTC’s Action against Vemma

Having combed through the 200-plus pages that the FTC filed against Vemma Nutrition Company, Vemma International Holdings, Inc., Benson K. (B.K.) Boreyko, Tom Alkazin and his wife Bethany (defendants) in…

Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold

Objections filed to settlement that gives most distributors $20 or less, while lawyers get $5.25 million and the company continues business as usual.

Rosland Capital

Precious metals seller paints a grim financial picture. But investing in gold or silver may not brighten the day.

What You Should Know about Vemma

Investigation reveals a number of questionable practices.

Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…

AdvoCare

Allegations: Operating a pyramid scheme and luring distributors into the scheme by telling them they can achieve financial success