Ad or Not? USA Today and Primerica

Company tweet muddies sponsored content.

The ‘Buy’ Button in the iTunes Store

When you don’t own what you buy.

Nutrient Content Claims on Plum Organics Baby Foods

Allegations: Deceiving consumers by representing that products will provide a certain amount of protein, fiber, and omega-3s when such nutrient content claims are prohibited on foods for children under two…

What You Should Know about Kyäni

TINA.org investigation delves into claims by Idaho-based MLM.

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…

Oliver Has it Right

Best explanation of native advertising yet.

Ad or Not? Oscars Edition

Paid endorsement or uncompensated editorial content? These celeb social media posts are tough to tell.

Can You Spot the Ad: Politico

Can you spot the bit of native advertising on the political news site?

Native Advertising – Just Another Term for Deception

A jury of your peers and a jury of consumers deserve the truth.

TINA.org Raises Major Red Flags with Roblox Class-Action Settlement

How millions of kids will lose their rights to be properly refunded for their losses.

Google Takes Down Amazon’s ‘Shop FDA Approved Supplements’ Ad Following TINA.org Inquiry

Search engine also removes slider of ‘sponsored’ products in response to TINA.org inquiry.

Kardashians Find New Ways to Skirt #Ad on Social Media

From ambiguous hashtags to delaying disclosure, the family continues to spurn federal endorsement guidelines.

Who Likes What on Facebook?

Have you ever spotted a suspect “like” on your Facebook profile?

The Super Bowl of Advertising

Where else are the ads?

Social Media Influencers

TINA.org found social media influencers ignored FTC warnings and continued promoting brands without proper disclosures.

USANA

TINA.org investigated USANA Health Sciences, a Utah-based multilevel marketing company, and found that it has used unsubstantiated disease-treatment claims to market products and atypical income claims to market the business…

Wizkid (Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun)

Lord of the Influencers

FTC casts shadow on Warner Brothers’ Mordor video game marketing.

Is that a Real Query Result or a Paid Ad?

FTC tells search engines to distinguish sponsored results.

Apple’s Subscriptions to Digital Content