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Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers

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Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers

Why the FTC should consider virtual influencers as it reviews its Endorsement Guides.

Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings

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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.

The Scoop on Social Media Influencer Disclosure Requirements

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The Scoop on Social Media Influencer Disclosure Requirements

What kind of disclosure is necessary for social media influencer marketing?

Worst False Ad Court Actions 2015

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Worst False Ad Court Actions 2015

Where courts fell short in satisfying consumers who sued companies in false ads cases.

Banks are Key to Stopping Payday Loan Abuse

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Banks are Key to Stopping Payday Loan Abuse

Feds asking banks to close down access to consumers’ accounts.

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Social Media Influencers

TINA.org found social media influencers ignored FTC warnings and continued promoting brands without proper disclosures.

Fiverr

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Fiverr

The online freelance marketplace has an unsubstantiated health claim problem.

TINA.org Urges FTC to Require Funeral Homes to Post Their Prices Online

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TINA.org Urges FTC to Require Funeral Homes to Post Their Prices Online

Funeral homes must keep up with the times.

FTC Brings the Hammer Down on Digital Altitude, Aspire

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FTC Brings the Hammer Down on Digital Altitude, Aspire

Agency files suit against seller of digital marketing business opportunity.

J.G. Wentworth

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J.G. Wentworth

If you have a structured settlement but you need ‘cash now,’ you may want to call someone else.

DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

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DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

The ‘King of Snapchat’ scales back promotion of alcohol following TINA.org investigation.

Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking

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Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking

Deceptive advertising allegations spell naughty list for these companies.

Did the 5th Circuit Just Call Texas-based Ignite a Pyramid Scheme?

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Did the 5th Circuit Just Call Texas-based Ignite a Pyramid Scheme?

The court left little doubt about this company’s business operations.

The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

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The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

POST HIGHLIGHTS • Meaning of Amway rules (1979), especially the “70% rule” and subsequent deterioration • Koscot (1975), Omnitrition (1996), and BurnLounge (2014) provide seminal rulings on the determination of…

What You Need to Know about Lear Capital

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What You Need to Know about Lear Capital

Investing with Lear may test your mettle when it comes to precious coins.

New Law Says You Have a Right to Gripe

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New Law Says You Have a Right to Gripe

California becomes first state to ban non-disparagement clauses. Similar federal proposal expected to follow.

Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute

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Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute

FTC reviewing changes to policy on ads featuring users.

An In-Depth Examination of Self-Regulation in the MLM Industry

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An In-Depth Examination of Self-Regulation in the MLM Industry

TINA.org publishes a groundbreaking new report about the history and effectiveness of self-regulation in the MLM industry.

Dietary Supplements Sold on Amazon

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Dietary Supplements Sold on Amazon

Allegations: Promoting dietary supplements as if they are legal, safe and therapeutic when they are illegal and have not been approved by the FDA

These Super Bowl LVIII Advertisers Have Been Taken to Court for Deceptive Marketing

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These Super Bowl LVIII Advertisers Have Been Taken to Court for Deceptive Marketing

Several of this year’s Super Bowl advertisers have run into legal trouble for alleged deceptive marketing.

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Reality Check: TINA.org Calls on FTC to Address Virtual Influencers

Influencers Defy FTC Rules on Disclosure Despite Warnings

The Scoop on Social Media Influencer Disclosure Requirements

Worst False Ad Court Actions 2015

Banks are Key to Stopping Payday Loan Abuse

Social Media Influencers

Fiverr

TINA.org Urges FTC to Require Funeral Homes to Post Their Prices Online

FTC Brings the Hammer Down on Digital Altitude, Aspire

J.G. Wentworth

DJ Khaled’s Snapchat Sobers Up

Companies that Get Coal in their 2015 Holiday Stocking

Did the 5th Circuit Just Call Texas-based Ignite a Pyramid Scheme?

The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context

What You Need to Know about Lear Capital

New Law Says You Have a Right to Gripe

Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute

An In-Depth Examination of Self-Regulation in the MLM Industry

Dietary Supplements Sold on Amazon

These Super Bowl LVIII Advertisers Have Been Taken to Court for Deceptive Marketing