Jeunesse Income Disclosure Raises More Questions than Answers Blog Jeunesse Income Disclosure Raises More Questions than Answers Not a lot of people are making much money.
Native Advertising – Just Another Term for Deception Blog Native Advertising – Just Another Term for Deception A jury of your peers and a jury of consumers deserve the truth.
Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie Blog Puffery – A Marketer’s Right To Lie Ads can legally lie to you as long as the lie is so obvious an exaggeration that you know not to take it seriously.
Diet Drug Transfers Fat to Breasts and Tans Skin Blog Diet Drug Transfers Fat to Breasts and Tans Skin First reaction: totally gross. Second reaction: hello Photoshop!
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.
Do You Know what Big Data Knows about You? Blog Do You Know what Big Data Knows about You? FTC report highlights lack of transparency in data tracking.
Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints? Blog Does Your State Reveal Consumer Complaints? Why TINA.org sent open records requests to all 50 states and it’s vital for complaints to be public.
Flat Tummy’s Outrageous Marketing Tactics Need to Stop Blog Flat Tummy’s Outrageous Marketing Tactics Need to Stop “Detox” tea company’s influencer-driven marketing claims fall flat.
Campaign 2020: The Rise of the Influencer Election Blog Campaign 2020: The Rise of the Influencer Election Political candidates are jumping on the #InfluencerMarketing bandwagon.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2018 It was another successful year outing deceptive marketing on multiple fronts.
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.
Let’s Judge Mortgage Scammers Blog Let’s Judge Mortgage Scammers Deceptive mailings attempt to trick homeowners into thinking they need to take action.
FTC’s Arise Case Gives Consumer Advocates a Pick-Me-Up Blog FTC’s Arise Case Gives Consumer Advocates a Pick-Me-Up Some *brighter* news after the Loper Bright SCOTUS decision.
FTC Staff Urge MLMs Not to Rely on Industry Income Disclosure Guidance Blog FTC Staff Urge MLMs Not to Rely on Industry Income Disclosure Guidance Advisory opinion letter raises “serious concerns” with self-reg group’s guidance.
MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule Blog MLMs Need to be Included in FTC’s Business Opportunity Rule TINA.org files comment in support of applying rule to direct selling industry.
Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media Blog Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media TINA.org Executive Director Bonnie Patten to speak at FTC workshop Wednesday.
Montefiore Ads Pollute NYC Highways Blog Montefiore Ads Pollute NYC Highways New York neurosurgery center features deceptive testimonial on billboards and website
TINA’s Take: Supreme Court Considers Whether Liars Can Keep Money They Stole Blog TINA’s Take: Supreme Court Considers Whether Liars Can Keep Money They Stole TINA.org files brief in critical case concerning FTC authority.
How to Make a Cool $160 Million Through Deceptive Marketing Blog How to Make a Cool $160 Million Through Deceptive Marketing (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.) Step 1: Create a billion dollar fund by unloading assets you own that are soon to be (or are) worthless.…