H.R. 3409: Protecting Pyramid Schemes, not Consumers

Former FTC economist outlines issues with new “anti-pyramid” bill.

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…

Multilevel Marketing vs. Pyramid Schemes

What’s the difference?

Rocket Money (Formerly Truebill)

A way out of pesky subscriptions or just another pesky subscription?

GSA Advantage

TINA.org investigated the U.S. General Services Administration’s online shopping system, GSA Advantage!®, which supplies products and services to federal agencies, the District of Columbia, state and local governments, and certain…

MoviePass

TINA.org submitted a comment to the FTC regarding a proposed consent order reached in a case it filed against MoviePass, a subscription-based movie ticketing service, supporting the Commission’s use of…

Savage X Fenty

TINA.org investigated the web-based lingerie company Savage X Fenty, which is a joint venture between TechStyle, Inc. (f/k/a Just Fabulous, Inc.) and music icon Robyn Rihanna Fenty (aka Rihanna), and…

Accellion File Transfer Service

Allegations: Misleadingly representing that data is transferred securely when there was a data breach in December 2020

Claims of It’s Just Lunch Dating Service

Allegations: Making false advertising claims about the It’s Just Lunch dating service

Life Settlements from Conestoga Settlement Services

InventHelp’s Services

Allegations: Engaging in a deceptive and fraudulent invention promotion scam

Nissan Extended Services

Direct Energy Services

What You Should Know about iMarketsLive

Questionable leaders and international bans are just the tip of the iceberg for this forex trading MLM.

Direct Energy Services Rates

Allegations: Deceptively inducing consumers to switch energy suppliers by offering low initial rates and a month-to-month variable rate plan that is tied to the market rate when the company routinely…

23andMe DNA Saliva Collection Kit and Personal Genome Service

DirecTV Now

Standard price for 100-channel streaming service may not be what you read in the news.

Comcast Service Plans

Report: Crisis Pregnancy Center Ads Misleading Women

Centers deceive women by implying that they provide or refer for abortion, report claims.

Record Transfer Services

There’s nothing official to this very official-looking letter.