Companies that Get Coal in their 2013 Stockings

Be careful, deceptive marketers — Santa was watching.

Perfect Polly Will Give You Nightmares

Perfect Polly, the $18 plastic bird with a great informercial.

New Push to Clarify Food Labels

Lawmakers introduce bill to update label standards.

Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute

FTC reviewing changes to policy on ads featuring users.

Judge Approves Facebook Settlement

Agreement gives members used in sponsored stories ads enough for nice lunch.

Laugh & Learn

CCFC has filed complaints with the FTC against Fisher-Price and Open Solutions for misleading marketing of “Laugh and Learn” educational mobile and tablet apps.

Pot Ad Regs: Overly Restrictive or Too Lax?

Lawmakers struggle with branding initiatives.

Investigation by truthinadvertising.org Reveals Eight Things You Should Know About Vemma

MADISON, CT, July 10, 2013 — Vemma Nutrition Company promises it will “transform lives through ultra premium products and a generous compensation plan.” The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company, which touts that…

What You Should Know about Vemma

Investigation reveals a number of questionable practices.

Apple Children’s Game Apps

Weekly Legal Roundup

Diamonds, energy supplements and cholesterol reducing drugs made legal headlines in the I-think-you’re-lying-to-me category during the week of February 11, 2013. Two new false advertising actions were filed: It’s a…

FTC Backs Do Not Track for Apps

Agency recommends ways to give consumers more control over their data on mobile devices.

Pfizer Prescribed a Truth Pill

Pfizer overstated the benefits and efficiency of a popular antibiotic in a direct-to-consumer advertising campaign.

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).

Entertainment Software Association

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is an association based in D.C. that is exclusively dedicated to serving video game companies.  The group lobbies Congress and other legislative bodies extensively in…

Motion Picture Association of America

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is a trade association comprised of six well-known Hollywood studios – Walt Disney, Sony, Paramount, 20th Century Fox, Universal, and Warner Brothers.  Like…

Federal Laws Governing Ads

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

Ryan’s World Star Ryan Kaji, 8, Named Highest-Earning YouTuber for the Second Year in a Row

Jen Juneau, People

How energy drink firm ended up in feds’ sights

Amber Hunt, Cincinnati Enquirer

TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021

Here’s what we accomplished in 2021 with your help.