LifeLock’s Protection Leaves Much to be Desired Consumer News LifeLock’s Protection Leaves Much to be Desired LifeLock’s ads say the company will relentlessly protect your identity. But how much can they really do?
WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM Consumer News WakeUpNow’s Secret: Things You Need to Know about this MLM What TINA.org thinks you should wake up to regarding this questionable company.
Redstone Residential Ad Alert Redstone Residential Rental promotions targeting college students expired months ago.
Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry Consumer News Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry Ex-Herbalifer brings questionable lead generation tactics to Vemma.
FTC Seeks to Crack Down on Rampant Fake Reviews and Bogus Testimonials Blog FTC Seeks to Crack Down on Rampant Fake Reviews and Bogus Testimonials TINA.org supports FTC’s proposed rule and suggests revisions.
APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING Consumer News APR? HECM? KNOW YOUR FINANCING Perhaps no segment of our economy is more confusing to the normal, everyday consumer than financial services. Whether it’s the lingo, such as Annual percentage rate; the amount of interest…
The Fees for “Advanced TV” Class Action The Fees for “Advanced TV” March 2016: A federal judge granted Cox Communication’s motion to compel arbitration finding that the parties agreed to arbitrate disputes. The Court also stayed the action in the case pending…
CATrends: Terms That Prevent Consumers from Posting Negative Reviews Consumer News CATrends: Terms That Prevent Consumers from Posting Negative Reviews Lawsuits take aim at so-called non-disparagement clauses.
Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Blog Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.
The Growing AI Conundrum: Fake Reviews Edition Blog The Growing AI Conundrum: Fake Reviews Edition TINA.org supports consolidated FTC efforts to attack burgeoning issue.
Charter Communications Class Action Charter Communications December 2019: This case was transferred from state court to federal court. (Case No. 19-cv-10621, C.D. Cal.) November 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Charter Communications for allegedly misleadingly…
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…
Sellers Playbook Ad Alert Sellers Playbook “Winning on Amazon” at the expense of “significant losses.”
What You Should Know about Elomir Consumer News What You Should Know about Elomir What you need to know before you #hitthestrip.
TINA Weighs in on New Rules for Investment Adviser Advertisements Blog TINA Weighs in on New Rules for Investment Adviser Advertisements After almost 60 years, it’s time to update advertising law.
Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud Consumer News Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud Identify theft again leads the way with the most filed complaints in 2012.
Former FTC Economist Calls for Federal Pyramid Scheme Rule Blog Former FTC Economist Calls for Federal Pyramid Scheme Rule FTC case-by-case prosecution of pyramid schemes not enough to deter them.