Get It Up

The FDA has advised consumers not to buy “Get It Up,” a sexual-enhancement product that contains a hidden drug ingredient. FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that “Get It Up” contains sildenafil,…

Starbucks Bulk Coffee Bean

Free Tablet Has a Catch

This notice sent by mail for a free Tablet may seem exciting at first, but there’s a catch. In order to receive your “New 7″ Tablet,” you must attend a…

Vacation Time: Great Deal or Ticket to a Time-Share Pitch?

The travel website My Holiday Break advertises a variety of vacations packages at incredible prices. How does this service get away with offering such low prices?  According to the front…

It’s Not Just a Phone, It’s a Medical Device

Close to 15,000 people were duped into buying phone apps that were touted as curing acne.  Using deceptive advertising, the marketers of two different apps were able to convince acne…

The Fine Print – Read It

What the ad giveth, the fine print is not supposed to taketh away.

Are You Infected?

Cyber bandits hijacked more than 4 million computers in an Internet ad fraud scheme before the FBI took them down in November 2011. The massive Estonian-run botnet that had infected…

Entertainment Software Association

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is an association based in D.C. that is exclusively dedicated to serving video game companies.  The group lobbies Congress and other legislative bodies extensively in…

Sen. Blumenthal calls for crackdown on ‘kidfluencers’

Samaia Hernandez, WTNH News 8

State probing Bob’s Furniture offers

Lee Howard, The Day

Goldbelly

Important terms cannot be hidden from consumers.

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…

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.

PlaySugarHouse Sportsbook

Click here to read the full terms of this “$250 match bonus.” Then here. Then here.

Forever Living’s Neverending Deceptive Income Claims

The MLM has been making deceptive earnings claims for the past decade.

TINA’s Take: How FIFA’s Online Version Exploits Consumers

Gimme the loot (boxes).

Touted but Toothless: The Problem with Some Tech Platforms’ Policies

Prohibited content slips through the cracks.

PureKana CBD Gummies

A fake celebrity endorsement by Sir Paul McCartney is just the beginning.

Cox Mobile

Spoiler: In order to be eligible for Cox Mobile, customers must already have Cox Internet.

Inscents Waterfall

A cascade of deceptive marketing issues.