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What You Should Know about Telehealth Companies Selling Compounded Drugs

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What You Should Know about Telehealth Companies Selling Compounded Drugs

Ads don’t always give the full picture.

The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

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The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

How the fine print factors into the FTC’s multimillion-dollar complaint against the mobile carrier.

Colgate, Tom’s of Maine Need to Brush Up on What ‘Recyclable’ Means to Consumers

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Colgate, Tom’s of Maine Need to Brush Up on What ‘Recyclable’ Means to Consumers

TINA.org files greenwashing complaints against eco-friendly toothpaste brand.

TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon

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TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon

Company to pay $600,000 for allegedly manipulating product pages.

Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2023

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Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2023

And the regulatory efforts that seek to curb them.

Deceptive Marketing 101: Third-Party Certification Seals

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Deceptive Marketing 101: Third-Party Certification Seals

Don’t confuse this type of marketing for a silver bullet.

TINA.org Sends Notification Letters to Celebrities Promoting NFTs

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TINA.org Sends Notification Letters to Celebrities Promoting NFTs

What’s behind these ubiquitous social media posts?

Another One: TINA.org Calls Out DJ Khaled’s Undisclosed Alcohol Ads, Again

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Another One: TINA.org Calls Out DJ Khaled’s Undisclosed Alcohol Ads, Again

DJ Khaled is back to his old ways with his latest new drink alert.

It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad

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It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad

It might just help the FTC obtain consumer refunds in a deceptive marketing case.

Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022

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Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022

The metaverse is here.

Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans

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Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans

You’ve seen the ads: “No credit? No Problem!” or “We’ll get you a loan regardless of your credit” or “You’ve been pre-qualified!” And our personal favorite: “We don’t care about…

Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

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Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

Should breast cancer foundations accept cash from companies selling these products?

Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

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Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

Facebook’s list of privacy abuses in 2011 seemed to grow by the minute. Tech savvy users of the 800 million-strong network reported that A browser or web cookie collects and…

Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

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Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

What is multi-level marketing? Multi-level marketing (Multilevel Marketing – a way of distributing products or services in which the distributors earn income from their own retail sales and from retail…

Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

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Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

The 2008 sub-prime mortgage meltdown and resulting financial crisis means credit is not that easy to come by anymore. This forces some of us to have to look for alternatives…

The Ups and Downs of Day Trading

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The Ups and Downs of Day Trading

Day trading opportunities seize upon the excitement of the stock market to capture the imagination of people who find the idea of working for themselves and making their own fortune…

Doggie Fountain of Youth?

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Doggie Fountain of Youth?

Will feeding Fido Purina really extend his life? Better check the facts first.

Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds

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Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds

More than 50 million Americans are using Craigslist for everything from bartering for services to finding a roommate. Unlike your local newspaper or magazine, Craigslist ads are generally free, which…

Court OKs Ads that may Feature Child Prostitutes

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Court OKs Ads that may Feature Child Prostitutes

Washington State maintains that “all online advertisements for escort services are actually offers for prostitution.” Not exactly a stretch of the imagination, right?

Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

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Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You

Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology company that made billions marketing its anemia drug Aranesp for unapproved uses, agreed to pay $762 million to settle off-use marketing charges.

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What You Should Know about Telehealth Companies Selling Compounded Drugs

The Fine Print in T-Mobile’s Alleged Overbilling Scam

Colgate, Tom’s of Maine Need to Brush Up on What ‘Recyclable’ Means to Consumers

TINA’s Take: Supplement Maker Sued for Alleged ‘Review Hijacking’ on Amazon

Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2023

Deceptive Marketing 101: Third-Party Certification Seals

TINA.org Sends Notification Letters to Celebrities Promoting NFTs

Another One: TINA.org Calls Out DJ Khaled’s Undisclosed Alcohol Ads, Again

It’s National Consumer Protection Week. Celebrate by Reporting a Deceptive Ad

Deceptive Ad Trends to Be Wary of in 2022

Payday, Advanced-Fee and Guaranteed-Approval Loans

Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy

Facebook’s Tracking Cookies

Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes

Make Sure Mortgage Relief Programs Really Aren’t Taking Your Cash

The Ups and Downs of Day Trading

Doggie Fountain of Youth?

Cast a Wary Eye when Scanning Craigslist and Classifieds

Court OKs Ads that may Feature Child Prostitutes

Misleading Drug Marketing Might Just Kill You