Ad or Not? YouTube Kids App Consumer News Ad or Not? YouTube Kids App Is this YouTube video geared toward youngsters an advertisement or original content?
NFL Sunday Ticket Ad Alert NFL Sunday Ticket App’s claim to stream games “anywhere” is, to use a football term, an example of blown coverage.
Grand Theft Auto V Class Action Grand Theft Auto V August 2017: Plaintiffs filed a Notice of Appeal regarding the July 2017 order dismissing their case. July 2017: A federal judge dismissed this case When a complaint is dismissed with…
Rise of Kingdoms Class Action Rise of Kingdoms In December 2019, a false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against the marketers of the mobile video game Rise of Kingdoms. Among other things, the complaint alleges that the companies:…
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DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up Consumer News DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up The ‘King of Snapchat’ scales back promotion of alcohol following TINA.org investigation.
Machinima Ad Alert Machinima Look for disclosures when reading or watching reviews online. The pitch could be a paid endorsement.
West Tek Duffel Bag in the Power Armor Edition of Fallout 76 Class Action West Tek Duffel Bag in the Power Armor Edition of Fallout 76 A class-action lawsuit was filed against Bethesda Game Studios in January 2019 (and amended in February 2019) for allegedly falsely advertising that the Power Armor Edition of the Tri-Centennial version…
Fortnite Class Action Fortnite February 2020: Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. June 2019: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Epic Games for allegedly misleadingly advertising the video game Fortnite as being free when, according…
Product Placement Consumer Basics Product Placement Products that pop up in movies and television shows are often there for specific advertising reasons.
Bingo King/Bingo Winner Ad Alert Bingo King/Bingo Winner Download this app and you might be yelling more than “bingo!”
Vemma Affiliates’ Health Claims Violate FTC Order Consumer News Vemma Affiliates’ Health Claims Violate FTC Order Top affiliates touting that products can treat everything from psoriasis to ADD.
Is Anthony Anderson’s Candyverse NFT Project a Scam? Ad Alert Is Anthony Anderson’s Candyverse NFT Project a Scam? The impact of a celebrity endorsement.
What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling Consumer News What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling Odds are you being good at trivia is not enough if you want to pay off your student loan debt with this app.
The Hundred Thousand Dollar Puzzle by David Dobrik Ad Alert The Hundred Thousand Dollar Puzzle by David Dobrik YouTuber-turned-TikTok star pieces together a deceptive pitch.
Google Stadia Class Action Google Stadia Allegations: Falsely advertising Stadia as more powerful than other gaming consoles and as displaying all video games in 4k resolution
Ad or Not? James Charles and Various Beauty Brands Consumer News Ad or Not? James Charles and Various Beauty Brands Influencer gets FTC rules on disclosure wrong.
Primerica Income Claims Evidence Primerica Income Claims Between June and November 2017, TINA.org investigated every company on the November 29, 2017 Direct Selling Association (The Direct Selling Association (DSA) is the national trade association for direct selling…
Fortnite Save the World Class Action Fortnite Save the World February 2020: A federal judge dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. Click here to read the court order. July 2019: This case was transferred from a court…