Isagenix

TINA.org investigated Isagenix as part of its larger investigations into unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims and atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims…

Mary Kay

TINA.org found well-known cosmetics MLM used deceptive income claims to lure in recruits.

The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

POST HIGHLIGHTS • Meaning of Amway rules (1979), especially the “70% rule” and subsequent deterioration • Koscot (1975), Omnitrition (1996), and BurnLounge (2014) provide seminal rulings on the determination of…

What You Should Know about Nélo Life

What we learned upon taking a closer look at this new MLM.

Stansberry

TINA.org investigated Stansberry & Associates, a subsidiary of Agora (aka Monument & Cathedral Holdings), and found that it was using deceptive testimonials to sell its investment newsletters. (TINA.org later investigated…

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FTC Chairwoman Creates Framework for MLM Regulatory Environment

FTC Seeking to Clean up the MLM Industry

Deceptive Income Claims – How Not to Market Your MLM Business

How income claims, even truthful ones, can be deceptive when marketing the MLM business opportunity.

DSA Award Winners Are Ethics Code Violators

Why is this industry group honoring MLMs making illegal marketing claims?

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2017

When it came to keeping ads honest in 2017, TINA.org was plenty busy.

What You Should Know about Elomir

What you need to know before you #hitthestrip.

Vemma Reaches Settlement Agreement in FTC Pyramid Case

Company struggled under court-mandated customer-focused business structure.

Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask

Know the answers to these questions to be sure that MLM isn’t a pyramid scheme.

Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry

Ex-Herbalifer brings questionable lead generation tactics to Vemma.

DSSRC’s Arbonne Decision Gets It Wrong

Council blesses MLM’s use of unsubstantiated earnings claims.

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2020

Looking back at 2020.

It’s Not Simple To Jump to Another MLM

Vemma leader’s defection to another MLM may not be the end of the story.

Pyramid Scheme? The 7 Definitive Questions to Ask

Know the answers to these questions to be sure that MLM isn’t a pyramid scheme.

Why This Anti-Pyramid Scheme Bill is Outrageously Wrong for Consumers

POST HIGHLIGHTS • H.R. 5230 runs directly counter to 40 years of case law on pyramid schemes. • It obliterates the difference between distributor purchases for the business venture versus…

Regulatory Inquiries Put Essential Oils MLM doTerra on the Defensive

MLM’s health claims fail to stand up to an increased level of scrutiny amid a worldwide pandemic.