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Investigation by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reveals What You Should Know About Kyani

Investigation by Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reveals What You Should Know About Kyani

MADISON, CONN. April 5, 2016 Kyäni is an Idaho-based multilevel marketing business that sells nutritional supplements it says constitute a “Triangle of Health.” The company touts that its products, infused…

The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

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…

MLM Company Investigated by TINA.org Shuts Down U.S. Affiliate Operations

MLM Company Investigated by TINA.org Shuts Down U.S. Affiliate Operations

Ad Watchdog Continues to Press for Release of Consumer Complaints MADISON, Conn., Feb. 18, 2015 — Following an investigation by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), which included a protracted legal battle with the…

Utah’s Dark Logic: Keeping Consumer Complaints Sealed

Utah’s Dark Logic: Keeping Consumer Complaints Sealed

TINA.org’s push to get the state to disclose vital consumer records.

Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry

Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry

Ex-Herbalifer brings questionable lead generation tactics to Vemma.

Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma

Pyramid Scheme Expert Issues Warning about Vemma

Business school dean cautions students and other deans.

Vemma’s Army of Young Recruits

Vemma’s Army of Young Recruits

Laura Rena Murray and Atossa Abrahamian, Aljazeera

Controversial energy drink maker targets local students

Controversial energy drink maker targets local students

Amber Hunt, Cincinnati Enquirer

After LuLaRoe, do we need another ‘empowering’ leggings MLM? Savvi thinks so

After LuLaRoe, do we need another ‘empowering’ leggings MLM? Savvi thinks so

Ali Montag, Fortune

OnPassive

OnPassive

MLM has been saying it will launch since 2018. Distributors are “fed up.”

MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule

MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule

TINA.org files comment in support of applying rule to direct selling industry.

Amare Global Happy Juice

Amare Global Happy Juice

MLM’s advertising claims are in need of a gut check.

FTC Seeks to Crack Down on Rampant Fake Reviews and Bogus Testimonials

FTC Seeks to Crack Down on Rampant Fake Reviews and Bogus Testimonials

TINA.org supports FTC’s proposed rule and suggests revisions.

How the ‘Harvard of Trading’ Ruined Thousands of Young People’s Lives

How the ‘Harvard of Trading’ Ruined Thousands of Young People’s Lives

Alice Kantor, Bloomberg

FTC Proposes New Rule Targeting Deceptive Income Claims in MLM Industry

FTC Proposes New Rule Targeting Deceptive Income Claims in MLM Industry

Proposed new earnings claim rule comes three years after TINA.org comment to FTC.

EllieMD Semaglutide Sublingual Drops

EllieMD Semaglutide Sublingual Drops

What you should know about this telehealth company’s compounded medication.

TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge

TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click-to-Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge

Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.

FTC Files for Injunction as IML Shuts Down

FTC Files for Injunction as IML Shuts Down

Agency worries MLM defendants are dissipating assets.

The Struggle is (Not) Real

The Struggle is (Not) Real

Rags-to-riches stories on repeat.

Endorsements and Testimonials

Consumer Basics

Endorsements and Testimonials

What you need to know about these compelling marketing tactics.