Roblox Metaverse Playing Games with Consumers Consumer News Roblox Metaverse Playing Games with Consumers TINA.org files complaint with the FTC concerning deceptive advertising on Roblox.
CATrends: Loot Boxes in Video Games Consumer News CATrends: Loot Boxes in Video Games Class-action trend likens purchasing loot boxes in video games to pulling a lever on a slot machine.
CATrends: ‘Free-to-Play’ Virtual Casino Games Consumer News CATrends: ‘Free-to-Play’ Virtual Casino Games Games are free to download but not to play, lawsuits allege.
Six Places Where the Olympic Ads Are Consumer News Six Places Where the Olympic Ads Are The uniforms, the phones, the names, and the hashtags.
TINA’s Take: How FIFA’s Online Version Exploits Consumers Consumer News TINA’s Take: How FIFA’s Online Version Exploits Consumers Gimme the loot (boxes).
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.
Winter Olympics Stumble Out the Gate Re #Ad Disclosure Consumer News Winter Olympics Stumble Out the Gate Re #Ad Disclosure These brand-relationship disclosures are far from world-class.
Ad or Not? Olympians’ Social Media Posts Consumer News Ad or Not? Olympians’ Social Media Posts Olympians stumble out of the gate when it comes to disclosing sponsorships.
Complaints against Roblox Have a Common Victim: Children Consumer News Complaints against Roblox Have a Common Victim: Children Children as young as four are cited in consumer complaints filed with the FTC.
Most Deceptive Ads of 2022 Consumer News Most Deceptive Ads of 2022 Some of the worst ads TINA.org covered this year.
10 Companies that Get Coal in their 2016 Holiday Stockings Consumer News 10 Companies that Get Coal in their 2016 Holiday Stockings Find out which companies are on TINA.org’s 2016 naughty list.
Ad or Not? NCAA UConn Women Champs Edition Consumer News Ad or Not? NCAA UConn Women Champs Edition Twitter capitalizes on UConn women’s dominance.
Parents, Players Cite Myriad Issues in FTC Complaints against Roblox Consumer News Parents, Players Cite Myriad Issues in FTC Complaints against Roblox One of the top complaints among parents: Roblox fails to protect their children’s digital assets.
Warner Bros., PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing Consumer News Warner Bros., PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing TINA.org alerts FTC to Warner Bros.’s violation of a consent order regarding influencer posts.
How Facebook’s New Policy Digs Into Your Data Consumer News How Facebook’s New Policy Digs Into Your Data More than 1.2 billion users makes for a lot of personal information.
What You Should Know about USANA Consumer News What You Should Know about USANA Supplement MLM takes down dozens of deceptive claims following TINA.org investigation.
DraftKings, FanDuel Spar Over Ad Claim Consumer News DraftKings, FanDuel Spar Over Ad Claim Self-regulatory body sides with FanDuel.
The Doom that Came to Kickstarter Consumer News The Doom that Came to Kickstarter Crowdfunding board game project creator settles FTC charges he gamed backers in first agency action on site.
Support the Troops: Is This an Ad? Consumer News Support the Troops: Is This an Ad? Heartfelt patriotism or “patriotism for profit”? Sometimes, it’s hard to tell.
Sale or Not? ‘As Advertised’ Tags at Target Consumer News Sale or Not? ‘As Advertised’ Tags at Target It sounds like a sale but is it?