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FTC, Florida Attorney General Charge Promoters of Bogus Alcohol Cure
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The Federal Trade Commission is suing a company that touted a phony cure for alcoholism, charging that it tricked hundreds of problem drinkers into paying hundreds or thousands of dollars for a...
FTC Warns Internet Peddlers that Potentially Bogus H1N1 Influenza Products May Violate Federal Law
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The Federal Trade Commission has warned Web site operators who made claims that their products can prevent, treat, or cure the Influenza A/H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, that they must have...
FTC Targets Weight-Loss Marketers Allegedly Bogus Free Sample Offers
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Two dietary supplement marketers that lured consumers on the Internet with allegedly deceptive weight-loss claims and bogus “free” sample offers, and then debited their bank accounts or charged their...
FTC Warns Advertisers and Media That Ads May Be Deceptive
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The Federal Trade Commission has sent letters to 166 advertisers and 77 media outlets warning them that their advertisements targeting Hispanics are potentially deceptive. The ads were spotted during...
Sep14
Open Commission Meeting - September 14, 2023
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Business Before the Commission: Improper Listing of Patents in the Orange Book and Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media
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Bad ads on social media: FTC asks platforms about their screening policies
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Spend time on social media and video streaming platforms and what will you find? Photos from friends’ vacations, aspirational kale salads, the latest dance fads – and ads for bogus health products...
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A warning to marketers about testi-phony-als, including ads falsely claiming a “Shark Tank” connection
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It’s for sure you’ve seen ads like this online and in social media. They use a litany of iffy claims to advertise equally questionable products: “drop the pounds” diet pills, IQ-boosting brain...
Mar17
Open Commission Meeting - March 17, 2022
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Business Before the Commission: Staff Presentation on the E-Cigarette Report for 2015-2018: Staff will present findings from a report on the sales and marketing of e-cigarettes, with a particular...
Business Blog
Double spammy
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By now, it shouldn’t be news. Using illegal spam and bogus news sites to convey false claims for diet products is bound to attract FTC attention. Oh, and did we mention the phony representation that...
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