TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge Blog TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.
Why You Might be Trapped In That Gym Membership Forever Blog Why You Might be Trapped In That Gym Membership Forever Some members of Congress want to kill a popular “Click to Cancel” Rule.
HP’s ‘Instant Ink’ Subscription Makes Me Wish I Could Print Money Blog HP’s ‘Instant Ink’ Subscription Makes Me Wish I Could Print Money The computer giant’s promises to “print free for life” have run dry.
Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Blog Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.
Confession: I Fell for HelloFresh’s ‘Free Breakfast’ Blog Confession: I Fell for HelloFresh’s ‘Free Breakfast’ A reminder to be careful about ad claims that may seem too good to be true.
MoviePass: Rediscovering the Magic of ROSCA Blog MoviePass: Rediscovering the Magic of ROSCA FTC using every arrow in its quiver to go after bad actors.
TINA.org Files Comment in Support of Mass. AG’s Proposal to Ban Junk Fees Blog TINA.org Files Comment in Support of Mass. AG’s Proposal to Ban Junk Fees Federal efforts to rein in such charges have largely been unsuccessful to date.
I Was Desperate for a Job, But Not This One Blog I Was Desperate for a Job, But Not This One The opportunity of a lifetime? Not so much.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Looking back at our accomplishments.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2023 Here’s what we accomplished in 2023 with your help.
The FTC Needs to Update Its .com Disclosures Guidance Blog The FTC Needs to Update Its .com Disclosures Guidance TINA.org submits a comment to the FTC urging it to update its .com Disclosures guidance to help rein in deceptive marketing.
May the Force of Google Be With You? Blog May the Force of Google Be With You? The reality of the free Google Star Wars virtual reality cardboard giveaway.
All Cheer The Unsubscribe Act Blog All Cheer The Unsubscribe Act National Consumer Protection Week is a good time to bring attention to this bill.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2021 Here’s what we accomplished in 2021 with your help.
Baseball everywhere, unless you live in Iowa Blog Baseball everywhere, unless you live in Iowa Sometimes you just can’t watch the Mets in Roswell, New Mexico.
Popeye Says Eat Your Spinach Blog Popeye Says Eat Your Spinach Something amazing happened at our dinner table. My daughter got into a fight with her brother (that’s not the amazing part) about who could eat the last of the –…
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2019 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2019 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
TINA.org Hits Up the Marketing Conference Circuit Blog TINA.org Hits Up the Marketing Conference Circuit TINA.org hits the road to keep current on marketing trends and promote truthful advertising.
FTC’s Negative Option Rule Needs Improvement Blog FTC’s Negative Option Rule Needs Improvement TINA.org applauds proposed amendments but pushes for more.