The Argument for TINA.org Blog The Argument for TINA.org Advertising spending totals about $150 billion annually in the United States and $500 billion globally. Many of the dollars spent today on advertising are no longer used for traditional print…
E-Cigarettes Hitting Teen Targets? Consumer News E-Cigarettes Hitting Teen Targets? As more teens vape, lawmakers worry about e-cig ads.
Men’s Life & Health – Elite Test 360 & Ripped Muscle X Ad Alert Men’s Life & Health – Elite Test 360 & Ripped Muscle X Wait is the Rock really gone?
TINA.org’s Year In Review 2013 Blog TINA.org’s Year In Review 2013 What we did this year on TINA.org.
TINA.org Takes Action against TEFL Program Making False Claim Consumer News TINA.org Takes Action against TEFL Program Making False Claim Attorney General in Illinois alerted about teaching English overseas program.
Vapex E-Cigarette Freestarter Kit Ad Alert Vapex E-Cigarette Freestarter Kit If e-cigarettes are your thing (and we’re not saying they should be), there are many options out there. Maybe this isn’t the best one.
The Franklin Prosperity Report Ad Alert The Franklin Prosperity Report Newsmax Media, a website that claims to be a news site, sells newsletter subscriptions and is currently pitching the Franklin Prosperity Report as a way to get “Free Stuff and…
Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs Consumer News Advocates to FTC: Take Aggressive Action on MLMs Coalition sends letter to agency requesting better safeguards.
Castle Cheese, Inc. Ad Alert Castle Cheese, Inc. Company president facing charges alleging Parmesan and Romano cheese products were falsely labeled.
How Life Works Ad Alert How Life Works This is not an ad alert for life in general — life’s not fair, get over it. But we at TINA.org are trying to make the ads a little more…
Mall Girl Ad Alert Mall Girl The Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU, or the Children’s Advertising Review Unit, keeps tabs on advertising directed at children, and issues recommendations to advertisers when ads are deceptive or target…
TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement Consumer News TINA.org Pursues Complaints Against Kids’ Supplement Truthinadvertising.org alerts federal and state regulators to deceptive marketing.
Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed Consumer News Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed Truthinadvertising.org warns company it will take action.
The War Z Returns to Steam, Minus False Claims Consumer News The War Z Returns to Steam, Minus False Claims Complaints about missing features prompt changes.
Masking Ads as News Consumer News Masking Ads as News The FTC has shut down multiple fake news sites.
New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch Consumer News New England State Tries to Ban Bait and Switch Fish Tale: What’s in your sushi?
Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes Consumer News Multi-Level Marketing v. Pyramid Schemes 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 sales made by their…
Foreign Beer May Actually Be Brewed Locally Consumer News Foreign Beer May Actually Be Brewed Locally Their ads entice you with visions of far-off lands, beautiful people speaking with accents, and the unique taste of imported beer. But the reality is that it’s expensive to ship…