The FTC is not anti-direct selling. It’s pro-truth in advertising.

The DSA misses the mark.

Time Freedom Is The New Financial Freedom

Why the MLM industry should avoid the term.

The Avon Company

TINA.org investigated The Avon Company, formerly known as New Avon Company, as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s…

Global Domains International

TINA.org investigated Global Domains International as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims Investigation, click…

Health-Mor/FilterQueen

TINA.org investigated Health-Mor and its brand FilterQueen as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023 MLM Income Claims…

Hy Cite Enterprises/Royal Prestige

TINA.org investigated Hy Cite Enterprises and its Royal Prestige brand as part of its larger investigations into atypical income claims used by MLM companies. To read more about TINA.org’s 2023…

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.

Kalshi

False advertising class-action lawsuits filed against Kalshi regarding its betting platform

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.

Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry

Ex-Herbalifer brings questionable lead generation tactics to Vemma.