Walmart’s ‘Raise in Pay’ Ad Alert Walmart’s ‘Raise in Pay’ Walmart stands by its commercial touting questionable wage claims.
The College Network Ad Alert The College Network State regulators allege program misled students into thinking they could earn health care degrees online and was affiliated with a New York college.
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.
Doctor-Industry Financial Connections Revealed Consumer News Doctor-Industry Financial Connections Revealed It’s D-Day for the Sunshine Act. Find out who has been wining and dining your doctor.
How Many Doctors Are There in this House? Consumer News How Many Doctors Are There in this House? Doctors, nurses at odds over who can be called Dr.
If it Costs Money to Win A Scholarship, Think Again Consumer News If it Costs Money to Win A Scholarship, Think Again While the cost of tuition is going through the roof, it’s not surprising that students are looking for any help they can get to finance the college dream. Scholarships, grants,…
Roblox’s Representations Class Action Roblox’s Representations Allegations: Falsely representing that Roblox is safe and educational and that users can make money on the platform
TINA’s Take: IM Mastery Academy Reinvents Itself as IYOVIA Consumer News TINA’s Take: IM Mastery Academy Reinvents Itself as IYOVIA Different name, same game.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
2016 FTC National Consumer Protection Week Webinar Blog 2016 FTC National Consumer Protection Week Webinar Presentation given by TINA.org Executive Director to congressional staff for National Consumer Protection Week 2016.
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.
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.
FTC, Nevada Sue IM Mastery Academy Consumer News FTC, Nevada Sue IM Mastery Academy Complaint alleges IML was a $1.2 billion scam.
UNATION Jacksonville (aka @stufftodoinjacksonville) Ad Alert UNATION Jacksonville (aka @stufftodoinjacksonville) For-profit marketing firm masquerades as a “community organization” on Instagram.
What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling Consumer News What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling Odds are you being good at trivia is not enough if you want to pay off your student loan debt with this app.
Ryan ToysReview Targets Preschoolers in Violation of FTC Law Consumer News Ryan ToysReview Targets Preschoolers in Violation of FTC Law Three things to know about TINA.org’s complaint against the popular — and profitable — YouTube channel.
Vemma’s Version: Business Foolishness in the Extreme Blog Vemma’s Version: Business Foolishness in the Extreme Upon reading the transcript of the Sept. 15 court hearing re Vemma, which conveys the most unusual meanings that Vemma attributes to such common terms as customer, business opportunity, and…
LuLa-NO: Clothing MLM Violating Court Order Consumer News LuLa-NO: Clothing MLM Violating Court Order TINA.org alerts Washington AG’s office to deceptive income claims and more.
Multi-level Marketing: The Long and Short of It Blog Multi-level Marketing: The Long and Short of It The financial appeal of multi-level marketing companies attracts investors and swindlers alike.
FTC Ignores Pleas to Make L’Oréal Pay Consumer News FTC Ignores Pleas to Make L’Oréal Pay Agency gives L’Oréal a get-out-of-jail-free pass with deceptive advertising settlement.