Blog Archives

FTC Sues Processors for Being ‘Unfair’ to Consumers

Posted on September 9, 2014 by William I. Rothbard

We think of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as an anti-deception agency, and it is just that. The vast majority of its cases are brought against deceptive business practices. By statute, however, the FTC is also empowered to prevent practices … Continue reading →

Posted in Direct Response, FTC, Online Marketing | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on FTC Sues Processors for Being ‘Unfair’ to Consumers

FTC Seeks Backdoor Ban of Weight-Loss Claims

Posted on December 26, 2010 by William I. Rothbard

With little fanfare, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has signaled a major policy shift on substantiation of weight-loss and disease claims for dietary supplements and foods. Longstanding FTC policy requires “competent and reliable evidence,” determined by a matrix of factors, … Continue reading →

Posted in FTC, Online Marketing | Tagged , | Comments Off on FTC Seeks Backdoor Ban of Weight-Loss Claims


  • Newsletter Sign Up

    join our mailing list

  • Tags

    1021018 Alberta Ltd d.b.a. Just Think Media-Jesse Willms Affiliate Marketing affiliate networks ban Bill Rothbard biz-op rule Business Opportunity Rule Central Bank of Denver Commerce Planet CoreLogic Direct Response Facebook Family Products LLC FCC Federal Trade Commission First American Payment Processing FTC FTC v. Avi Lasarow FTC v. Genesis Today FTC v. Innovative Wealth Builders Inc. et al. FTC v. Interbill Ltd FTC v. LeanSpa FTC v. Meggie Chapman et al Gary Hewitt Holt v. Redbox Automated Retail LLC InterBill LeadClick Maureen Ohlhausen Native Advertising Pom Wonderful Privacy Promoted Posts Pure Green Coffee Response Magazine Rockefeller Act SAFE WEB Act Sensa Products SMS Spam Sponsored Tweets TCPA Text Messaging Treasure Your Success U.S. v. Zaken Corp. et al. Zaken Corp.

  •  

  • Recent Posts

  • Categories

  • Archives