Five Companies that Fail the Name Game Consumer News Five Companies that Fail the Name Game What’s in a name? Sometimes not what you expect.
The Ups and Downs of Day Trading Consumer News The Ups and Downs of Day Trading Day trading opportunities seize upon the excitement of the stock market to capture the imagination of people who find the idea of working for themselves and making their own fortune…
TINA.org’s Complaint Sparks Advertising Changes Consumer News TINA.org’s Complaint Sparks Advertising Changes NourishLife has changed parts of its website in response to issues raised by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org).
Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened Consumer News Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened FTC strengthens children’s online privacy protections to keep up with changing technology.
What You Need to Know about Metals.com Consumer News What You Need to Know about Metals.com All that glitters is definitely not gold at this California-based precious metals seller.
Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold Consumer News Unfair Herbalife Settlement Leaves Distributors Out in Cold Objections filed to settlement that gives most distributors $20 or less, while lawyers get $5.25 million and the company continues business as usual.
Bargain Hunters Beware: Is it Really a Sale? Consumer News Bargain Hunters Beware: Is it Really a Sale? Five top retailers who have gotten into hot water over pricing issues.
TINA’s Take: UK Bans Influencer Ads that Applied ‘Misleading’ Beauty Filters Consumer News TINA’s Take: UK Bans Influencer Ads that Applied ‘Misleading’ Beauty Filters Instagram stories used filters that ASA said misleadingly exaggerated results tanning products could achieve.
Ad or Not? Khloé Kardashian and Nordstrom Consumer News Ad or Not? Khloé Kardashian and Nordstrom Impromptu family fashion shoot or something less innocent?
Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Neon Eyeshadow Consumer News Decoding Cosmetics Claims: Neon Eyeshadow Why the word “neon” is missing from many eye-popping colors of eyeshadow.
Valentine’s Day Deception: Don’t Fall for These Bad Ads Consumer News Valentine’s Day Deception: Don’t Fall for These Bad Ads From “Belgian” chocolates made in the U.S. to knockoff engagement rings, be wary of these roadblocks to love.
There’s More to Guess at Than Just Age with this Site Consumer News There’s More to Guess at Than Just Age with this Site Conflicting information on homepage and terms of service page muddles policy.
Apple Accused of Misleading Consumers about iPhone Storage Consumer News Apple Accused of Misleading Consumers about iPhone Storage How much storage space do consumers really have?
How Facebook’s New Policy Digs Into Your Data Consumer News How Facebook’s New Policy Digs Into Your Data More than 1.2 billion users makes for a lot of personal information.
Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute Consumer News Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute FTC reviewing changes to policy on ads featuring users.
Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed Consumer News Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed Truthinadvertising.org warns company it will take action.
Forever Living’s Neverending Deceptive Income Claims Consumer News Forever Living’s Neverending Deceptive Income Claims The MLM has been making deceptive earnings claims for the past decade.
Facebook: the Place for Hard-Core Porn & Violence? Consumer News Facebook: the Place for Hard-Core Porn & Violence? If you’re seeing porn or other disturbing imagery on your friend’s Facebook page, you may not want to unfriend him just yet. But you will want to avoid clicking on…
The Lure of the Before and After Consumer News The Lure of the Before and After The ubiquitous before and after shot is a staple of the industry, where even minor weight loss is exaggerated in the way that the photographs are presented. The before shots…