TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024

Looking back at our accomplishments.

The Ratings and Reviews of Lawyers on Avvo Website

FTC Sues Weight-Loss Marketers for Blocking Bad Reviews

Complaint also asserts that company pushes deceptive weight-loss claims.

Yelp Filtered Reviews Blues: Businesses Hate The Mysterious Algorithm, But Is There Any Way To Crack It?

Christopher Zara, International Business Times

Autism Therapy Startup Blames ‘Unfortunate Bug’ For Misleading Reviews On Its Website

Katie Jennings, Forbes

Playful Rewards

This app may play games with your money.

Skull Shaver’s Early Bird Sale

Trying to take advantage of this sale may not be as smooth as advertised.

TINA.org Urges FTC to Require Funeral Homes to Post Their Prices Online

Funeral homes must keep up with the times.

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…

What You Should Know about New U Life

MLM company New U Life is no fountain of youth.

Daily Health Answers

You have to question this supplement “review” site’s answers.

Sunshine Report: State-by-State Access to Consumer Complaints

#SunshineWeek: Find out which states should do more to give consumers information on complaints filed against businesses.

Military Glasses & Libiyi

Watch out for online retailers’ bait-and-switch tactics.

Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened

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

TINA.org Suggests Updates to How the FTC Regulates Endorsement Advertising

On June 22, 2020, TINA.org responded to the FTC’s request for comment on the Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (referred to here as the Endorsement…

Quality Inn & Suites (Choice Hotels)

Guests say online pictures are misleading.

Simplilearn

What you should know about this digital skills training platform.

Exercise Your Rights: Commenting Online

Obviously, the internet has come a long way since 1998, and accordingly, the FTC is seeking to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA).

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?

What Messages Are Advertisers Receiving about Paid Content?

TINA.org reviews self-regulatory action aimed at labels.