Multilevel Marketing: The Day Job that Doesn’t Pay
December 18th, 2017
More than 97 percent of DSA member companies use or have used misleading income claims.
Browsing the "DSA" Tag
Illegal Health Claims By DSA Companies Still Litter Internet
August 28th, 2017
More than 1,000 unsubstantiated health claims remain on the internet nine months after TINA.org’s investigation.
MLM Health Claims Audit Results
August 28th, 2017
Audit results of TINA.org's investigation of MLM health claims.
Is the DSA Ignoring Illegal Health Claims?
November 6th, 2016
TINA.org investigation reveals MLM supplements recommended for everything from cancer to Ebola.
FTC Chairwoman Creates Framework for MLM Regulatory Environment
October 31st, 2016
FTC Seeking to Clean up the MLM Industry
Herbalife to Restructure its Business Model in FTC Settlement
July 15th, 2016
Bringing an end to one of the most high-profile alleged pyramid scheme cases since Amway, Herbalife agreed to a $200
Summary of Action
June 20th, 2016
TINA.org investigated Nerium International (“Nerium”), a multilevel marketing company that sells and markets a line of skin care products, as
DSA Award Winners Are Ethics Code Violators
June 7th, 2016
Why is this industry group honoring MLMs making illegal marketing claims?
Pyramid Schemes 101
June 2nd, 2016
Why this proposed anti-pyramid scheme bill will not achieve its goals.
Why This Anti-Pyramid Scheme Bill is Outrageously Wrong for Consumers
May 23rd, 2016
This is a guest blog by Peter Vander Nat, Ph.D., former senior economist with the FTC who has testified in
An Open Letter to Congress on H.R. 5230
May 23rd, 2016
Renowned pyramid scheme expert denounces proposed federal law.
What You Should Know about Kyäni
April 5th, 2016
TINA.org investigation delves into claims by Idaho-based MLM.
Summary of Action
November 30th, 2015
A class-action lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of Texas against an venture promoting energy services known as Stream
The Direct Selling Association on Pyramid Schemes: Truth and Truthiness
November 2nd, 2015
Guest blog by Peter Vander Nat and William Keep.
The Enduring Primacy of Retail Sales in an MLM Context
October 23rd, 2015
This is a guest blog by Peter Vander Nat, Ph.D., former senior economist with the FTC who has testified in
What You Should Know about Jeunesse Global
October 7th, 2015
TINA.org investigation delves into claims by Florida-based anti-aging MLM.
Special Investigation: Vemma
October 23rd, 2013
Opportunity for financial freedom or pyramid scheme?