Ad or Not? Snapchat and DJ Khaled Consumer News Ad or Not? Snapchat and DJ Khaled Is DJ Khaled the key endorser on Snapchat?
Mixed Signals from Cellphone Ads Consumer News Mixed Signals from Cellphone Ads Carriers facing challenges to advertisements.
These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings Consumer News These Companies Should Get Coal in their Holiday Stockings Some notable companies facing deceptive advertising claims.
10 Companies that Get Coal in their 2016 Holiday Stockings Consumer News 10 Companies that Get Coal in their 2016 Holiday Stockings Find out which companies are on TINA.org’s 2016 naughty list.
Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings Consumer News Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings TINA.org finds 95 percent of social media influencers previously put on notice by the FTC breaking the law.
Ad or Not? Khoudia Diop and Caress Body Wash Consumer News Ad or Not? Khoudia Diop and Caress Body Wash Finding evidence of a material relationship on this sponsored post requires some real sleuthing.
AT&T to Pay $105 Million to Settle Cramming Charges Consumer News AT&T to Pay $105 Million to Settle Cramming Charges Officials urge consumers to carefully check cellphone bills for unauthorized charges.
FTC Backs Do Not Track for Apps Consumer News FTC Backs Do Not Track for Apps Agency recommends ways to give consumers more control over their data on mobile devices.
Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps Consumer News Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps That app you must have may not be what you think.
Ad or Not? Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, aka Chonas Consumer News Ad or Not? Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, aka Chonas Wedding-themed Instagram posts preceding couple’s nuptials weren’t just about their affection for each other.
Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud Consumer News Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud Identify theft again leads the way with the most filed complaints in 2012.
Nissan and its Ad Agency Settle FTC Deceptive Ad Charges Consumer News Nissan and its Ad Agency Settle FTC Deceptive Ad Charges Commercial for Frontier truck at issue.
Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy Consumer News Pink Ribbon Doesn’t Always Indicate A Healthy Buy Should breast cancer foundations accept cash from companies selling these products?
Worst False Ad Settlements of 2022 Consumer News Worst False Ad Settlements of 2022 Five class-action settlements that left consumers behind in 2022.
Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That! Consumer News Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That! PrivacyStar is an app created for Android and Blackberry smart phones that provides privacy features such as call-blocking, caller lookup/ID services and the like.
It’s Not Just a Phone, It’s a Medical Device Consumer News It’s Not Just a Phone, It’s a Medical Device Close to 15,000 people were duped into buying phone apps that were touted as curing acne. Using deceptive advertising, the marketers of two different apps were able to convince acne…
CATrends: Hidden Food Delivery Fees Consumer News CATrends: Hidden Food Delivery Fees Be wary of claims of free or low-cost delivery.
Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry Consumer News Leading Nowhere: The Industry Within the MLM Industry Ex-Herbalifer brings questionable lead generation tactics to Vemma.
CATrends: ‘Free-to-Play’ Virtual Casino Games Consumer News CATrends: ‘Free-to-Play’ Virtual Casino Games Games are free to download but not to play, lawsuits allege.
Identity Theft Tops Consumer Complaints in 2013 Consumer News Identity Theft Tops Consumer Complaints in 2013 Consumers reported losses of more than $1.6 billion in fraud in 2013.