TurboTax’s Free Services

Allegations: Deceptively marketing TurboTax’s free tax filing services

Federal Laws Governing Ads

There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.

Stream Energy/Ignite

TINA.org investigated Stream Energy, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company that resold electricity and gas to customers, as well as wireless phone and personal protective services, and found that the company…

Court OKs Ads that may Feature Child Prostitutes

Washington State maintains that “all online advertisements for escort services are actually offers for prostitution.” Not exactly a stretch of the imagination, right?

GSA Advantage

TINA.org investigated the U.S. General Services Administration’s online shopping system, GSA Advantage!®, which supplies products and services to federal agencies, the District of Columbia, state and local governments, and certain…

Safeway’s Online Grocery Delivery Services

Allegations: Charging customers higher prices than those represented at the time of checkout

Wall of Shame

What do Tom Brady, Kim Kardashian and Dr. Oz all have in common?

Student Loan Forgiveness Services from Equitable Acceptance Corp. and Others

Warner Brothers

TINA.org investigated Warner Brothers’s use of online influencers to promote video games and found that the company was violating an FTC Order that barred it from misrepresenting sponsored content as the…

When Privacy Concerns and Deceptive Marketing Issues Intersect

Why TINA.org supports FTC’s proposed changes to COPPA Rule but pushes for more.

Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers

Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.

OkCupid

Allegations: Enticing users to pay to connect with “A-List” users who have “liked” their profile when most, if not all, of the users who “like” them have inactive accounts

AT&T’s Phone and Internet Services

Allegations: Falsely advertising that phone and internet services are reliable and provide superior coverage and speed when the company failed to provide services for multiple weeks

Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened

FTC strengthens children’s online privacy protections to keep up with changing technology.

Frontier Internet Services

Company promises to ditch several print and online ad claims following review.

Ashley Madison

Agway Energy Services

Gateway Energy Services

United Dental Services

Allegations: Misleadingly advertising dental services

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