FTC Business Opportunity Rule Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment to the FTC regarding the Business Opportunity Rule and the need to include the direct selling industry in the rule.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2022

Here’s what we accomplished in 2022 with your help.

Pencils Down: Princeton Review Revises Marketing following TINA.org Investigation

SAT test prep company comes clean about its money-back guarantee.

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

Prohibited content slips through the cracks.

FTC Stealth Advertising to Kids Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment to the FTC regarding ways to protect kids from stealth advertising in digital media.

Certain Acer Computers

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing Acer computers with AMD Ryzen or Athlon processors with firmware TPM modules

TINA.org Sends Notification Letters to Celebrities Promoting NFTs

What’s behind these ubiquitous social media posts?

TruHeight

Company marketing “height growth vitamins” makes some tall claims.

Worst False Ad Settlements of 2021

Class-action settlements leave consumers behind.

Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which was created in 1914, is a federal agency that is tasked with promoting consumer protection.  One of the central ways it does this is…

FTC Junk Fees Rule Comments

TINA.org submitted comments to the FTC regarding its rulemaking proceeding to address junk and hidden fees.

Ameriquest: Success or Scam?

An American Success Story Between 1990 and 2008, Spectacularly-successful financial services company whose business model was based on selling mortgages to families that couldn’t afford them, then selling those worthless…

Consumer Alert: Hair Growth Products

Supplement and serum companies are targeting consumers experiencing hair loss.

Advertising Attorneys, These Ads Are for You

While these ads can be appreciated by all, they may strike a chord with ad lawyers.

USDA ‘Product of USA’ Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment to the USDA regarding the need to change the definition of “Product of USA” as it pertains to the labeling of meat products.

FCC ‘All-In’ Pricing Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment to the FCC regarding its “all-in” pricing proposed rulemaking.

FTC Collaboration Act Study Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment to the FTC regarding efforts to improve collaboration with state regulators.

RevWood Flooring: ‘Wood without Compromise’

Got wood?

MA AG Junk Fees and Automatic Renewal Subscriptions Comment

TINA.org submitted a comment to the Massachusetts AG’s office regarding its proposed regulations on junk fees and automatic renewal subscriptions.

Cox Communications Residential Internet Services