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The ‘Buy’ Button in the iTunes Store

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The ‘Buy’ Button in the iTunes Store

When you don’t own what you buy.

Electro-Harmonix

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Electro-Harmonix

Company’s Made in the USA marketing strikes the wrong chord with the FTC.

TINA’s Take: FTC Lets ‘Detox Tea’ Influencers Off with a Warning

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TINA’s Take: FTC Lets ‘Detox Tea’ Influencers Off with a Warning

…for now.

Savage X Fenty’s Savagely Deceptive Marketing Practices: TINA.org Reports Rihanna’s Brand to Regulators

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Savage X Fenty’s Savagely Deceptive Marketing Practices: TINA.org Reports Rihanna’s Brand to Regulators

MADISON, CONN. Feb. 10, 2020 – Championing female empowerment and sexuality, lingerie company Savage X Fenty, a joint venture between music icon Rihanna and e-commerce company TechStyle, Inc., is a…

Fyre Festival Dumpster Fire

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Fyre Festival Dumpster Fire

Trouble in social media influencer paradise.

Nutrafol

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Nutrafol

TINA.org takes a closer look at hair supplements’ “clinically proven” claims.

Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme

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Court Rules that Success by Health Was a Pyramid Scheme

Court also finds that defendants made false and deceptive earnings claims.

Galaxy S4 Smartphone Battery

Class Action

Galaxy S4 Smartphone Battery

August 2015: This case was voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. after it was transferred to a judge hearing a related case (Case…

Tidal and Kanye West’s “The Life of Pablo” Album

Class Action

Tidal and Kanye West’s “The Life of Pablo” Album

A class-action lawsuit was filed against Aspiro AB and Kanye West in April 2016 (and amended in October 2016) for allegedly fraudulently inducing consumers to subscribe to Tidal, a subscription-based…

Molekule Air Purifier

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Molekule Air Purifier

Allergy and asthma testimonials persist in wake of inquiry by the National Advertising Division.

DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

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DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

Groups Challenge Deceptive Influencer Marketing of Alcohol MADISON, CONN. April 9, 2018 – Hip-hop producer and “King of Snapchat” DJ Khaled has scaled back his rampant promotion of alcohol on…

Fyre Festival

Class Action

Fyre Festival

July 2019: A federal judge dismissed the claims against one of the founders of Fyre Media (Jeffrey Atkins aka Ja-Rule) and the Chief Marketing Officer (Grant Margolin) concluding, among other…

Drew’s Entertainment Platinum Collection 2-CD Sets

Class Action

Drew’s Entertainment Platinum Collection 2-CD Sets

June 2014: The named plaintiff withdrew this action When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled., the reasons for which have not…

You Bought the Movie on iTunes. But It’s Not Yours.