An Ad by Any Other Name is Still an Ad

These terms all mean the same thing.

Fit Tea

Diet tea cited by NAD for undisclosed sponsored Instagram posts and health claims.

Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute

FTC reviewing changes to policy on ads featuring users.

eSalon

Can you trust a blog?

Cancer Treatment Centers of America Database

DJ Khaled under fire for alcohol-sponsored social media posts

Michelle Gant, Fox News

Sponsored Endorsements: FTC Isn’t Your Only Concern

Meegan Brooks and Anthony Anscombe, Law360

Ad Watchdog TINA.org Reports “Kidfluencer” Ryan ToysReview to FTC

MADISON, CONN. September 4, 2019– An investigation by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) has found that popular “kidfluencer” YouTube channel, Ryan ToysReview, is deceiving millions of preschoolers, who, in their early stages of…

Digital Content on Amazon

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that consumers can “buy” digital content when Amazon may revoke access to content at any time

Digital Content on Amazon Platform

Allegations: Misleadingly marketing that consumers can “buy” digital content when Amazon may revoke access to content at any time

1. Join, 2. Write a Review, 3. Get $5 Credit

Does Amex and TripAdvisor’s new sponsored content program follow FTC regs?

Warner Bros., PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing

TINA.org alerts FTC to Warner Bros.’s violation of a consent order regarding influencer posts.

Warner Brothers & PewDiePie Not Game to Disclose Influencer Marketing

MADISON, CONN.  Oct. 31, 2017 –Last November Warner Bros. entered into a final consent order with the FTC to settle charges related to a 2014 influencer marketing campaign for its Lord of…

Exposure without Disclosure: Cashing In with the Kardashians

TINA.org takes famous family’s deceptive social media endorsements to the FTC.

Can You Spot the Ad: The Atlantic

Just how many ads does this news report lead to?

What Happens When Human Marketers Are Replaced, But Human Viewers Are Not

And why the problem is even worse when those human viewers are kids.

Roblox In-Game Content

Allegations: Advertising in-game content without warning consumers that the platform deletes purchased content and does not provide refunds or credits for the deletions

DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

The ‘King of Snapchat’ scales back promotion of alcohol following TINA.org investigation.

Ad or Not? USA Today and Primerica

Company tweet muddies sponsored content.

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…