Complaints against Roblox Have a Common Victim: Children

Children as young as four are cited in consumer complaints filed with the FTC.

Dave and Buster’s Power 5 Lineup

This deal may cost you more than you think.

Dave & Buster’s

“Free” games promotion carried a price: $50.

NFL Sunday Ticket

App’s claim to stream games “anywhere” is, to use a football term, an example of blown coverage.

Big Fish Casino

Allegations: Misrepresenting that games are free to play

Loot Boxes in Fortnite and Rocket League

Allegations: Making misleading representations in Fortnite and Rocket League

When Privacy Concerns and Deceptive Marketing Issues Intersect

Why TINA.org supports FTC’s proposed changes to COPPA Rule but pushes for more.

Brain Training: Buyer Beware

Neuroscientist questions the science behind brain training.

Double Down Casino

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing games as “free” to play

Disclosures in Google Play

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose that certain games use loot boxes, which are a form of gambling that violates state anti-gambling laws

Slotomania

“Free” mobile slot game isn’t free for long.

Walmart

TINA.org investigations into Walmart have revealed that the retail giant repeatedly engaged in false and deceptive Made in USA marketing on its website, and used undisclosed stealth marketing directed at…

The Roblox Metaverse is Deceiving Consumers According to TINA.org Investigation

MADISON, CONN. April 18, 2022 – With more than 50 million daily users, approximately half of which are children aged 13 and under, the online gameplay and creation platform Roblox…

Most Deceptive Ads of 2022

Some of the worst ads TINA.org covered this year.

Fortnite

AT&T

TINA.org investigated certain marketing tactics used by AT&T’s Warner Brothers to promote video games. To read more about that investigation and subsequent complaint, click here.

Fortnite Save the World

Winter Olympics Stumble Out the Gate Re #Ad Disclosure

These brand-relationship disclosures are far from world-class.

Warner Brothers

TINA.org investigated Warner Brothers’s use of online influencers to promote video games and found that the company was violating an FTC Order that barred it from misrepresenting sponsored content as the…

Solitaire Cash, Bubble Cash, Bingo Cash, 21 Cash, and Cookie Cash

Allegations: Misleadingly advertising that users play games of skill against other players when they are actually playing against computer bots that control the outcome of games