Tag Archives: Deceptive Advertising
FTC Freezes Cash: Now You’re At Risk!
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces the Rules and Regulations that govern unfair and deceptive marketing practices in the USA. If you don’t know them, if you don’t adhere to them, you do so at your own risk.
Crackdown On Fake News Sites
The FTC believes Fake News Sites constitute deceptive and unfair trade practices, as indicated by the FTC’s accelerated crackdown on affiliates of a popular diet drink with aggressive weight loss claims.
$357 Million FTC Settlement: Over Website Documents?
In a recent settlement, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made it clear that deceptive website legal forms, particularly those that support “free” offers, will not be tolerated.
LifeLock coughs up $96m to FTC in false ad claim deal
Identity theft / protection alert biz LifeLock coughs up $96m to FTC in false ad claim deal – settlement dumps company into the red.
FTC Reviewing VW’s ‘Clean Diesel’ Ads for Fraudulent Claims
The Federal Trade Commission is now reviewing whether car manufacturer Volkswagen’s advertising campaign touting its “Clean Diesel” engines amount to fraud – adding a new avenue for U.S. regulators to punish the German automaker for its emissions-rigging deception.
FTC Ruling ‘Bans Biodegradable’ on Products
The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that ECM BioFilms acted deceptively by making false and unsubstantiated environmental claims by saying its product is biodegradable.
FTC declines to probe whether ads for `diet’ products are deceptive
Federal Trade Commission officials have rejected a consumer group’s call for an investigation into whether Coca-Cola, Pepsico and other manufacturers have falsely advertised that artificially sweetened soft drinks and food products help people lose weight.
Bayer Defeats FTC
Few and far between a loss for the FTC as Bayer AG prevailed in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that accused the drugmaker’s U.S. unit of making unsubstantiated claims about a dietary supplement marketed to promote digestion.
FTC sues weight-loss company for online ‘gag clause’
Bottom line according to the FTC – Roca Labs sells crap and lies about it. Not only are they being charged with deceptive advertising, the FTC is calling attention to their habit of using non-disparagement clauses to threaten customers who give it bad rev
