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July 16, 2021: Determining that Mary Kay had removed many of the claims identified by TINA.org from publication, the DSSRC
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July 26th, 2021 | by .
TINA.org investigated Mary Kay, a Texas-based multilevel marketing company that sells cosmetics and skincare products, and found that the company
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July 15, 2021: TINA.org submits its comment to the FTC regarding the agency’s proposed MoviePass consent order.
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In July 2021, TINA.org submitted a comment to the Federal Trade Commission, which was seeking public comment on a proposed
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June 30, 2021: TINA.org sends a letter to the FTC urging it to implement a penalty offense program targeting the direct selling industry.
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In an effort to efficiently and effectively address the pervasive problem of multilevel marketing companies using deceptive marketing to promote
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On April 27, 2021, TINA.org’s Executive Director Bonnie Patten testified before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data
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On February 4, 2021, TINA.org Executive Director Bonnie Patten testified before the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce of the
Agora Status and Updates
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June 16, 2021: TINA.org files a complaint with the FTC against the Agora companies, finding that they are violating the
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June 21st, 2021 | by .
TINA.org investigated the marketing used by the Stipulating Parties in FTC v. Agora Financial, LLC, et al. and found that
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April 2, 2021: TINA.org files a complaint with the state of Washington against LuLaRoe, finding that the company is violating
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In 2019, the state of Washington filed a lawsuit against the California-based clothing MLM LuLaRoe for its alleged operation of
Mary Kay Income Claims
March 4th, 2021 | by .
A TINA.org investigation has compiled a sampling of 200 examples of Mary Kay and/or its distributors making atypical income claims
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January 26th, 2021 | by .
January 20, 2021: The DSSRC issues a decision finding that Primerica and its distributors were making inappropriate income claims to
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January 26th, 2021 | by .
TINA.org investigated Primerica, Inc., a Georgia-based multilevel marketing company that sells term life insurance and various other financial service products,
2021 Walmart Database
January 19th, 2021 | by .
In January 2021, TINA.org reinvestigated the Walmart website and found that the company is still advertising products as being Made
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December 15th, 2020 | by .
In 2014, a class-action lawsuit was filed in California state court against Sony Music Entertainment for allegedly misleadingly representing that
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December 11, 2020: TINA.org joins other consumer advocates including UC Berkeley Center for Consumer Law & Economic Justice in filing
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December 8th, 2020 | by .
Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 53(b), authorizes the FTC to sue in federal district court
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January 13, 2021: Oral argument is scheduled in this case. December 7, 2020: TINA.org files its amicus curiae brief in