deceptive advertising FTC is suing TurboTax for its bogus "free" filing commercials Mark Frauenfelder
Business Ofcom wants to give Britons the right to cancel their broadband when speed guarantees are broken Cory Doctorow
NFTs Gentleman who paid $537,084 for a Pepe the Frog NFT files lawsuit after creator releases 46 identical NFTs for free Mark Frauenfelder
lawsuit Meet the lawyer behind deceptive marketing lawsuits like the strawberry Pop-Tarts case Annie Rauwerda
the nineties Look at this old commercial to teach stoners how to be professional game testers Mark Frauenfelder
google BBC investigation finds Google still allowing deceptive ads despite promise to stop them Rob Beschizza
taxes Howto: file your taxes for free without getting defrauded into paying a big tax-prep firm Cory Doctorow
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
transparency Suppressed internal emails reveal that the IRS actively helped tax-prep giants suppress Free File Cory Doctorow
quack science Google to reject ads for many stem cell, cellular, and gene therapies as 'unproven or experimental medical techniques' Xeni Jardin
law The TRUE Fees Act: legislative proposal to force cable/ISP companies to advertise the true cost of their services, inclusive of surcharges Cory Doctorow
Business Comcast cranks up extra charges on cable bills, again, even for people who signed contracts promising a lower rate Cory Doctorow
mistakes Disturbing, uncloseable, emotionally manipulative advertising infests childrens' apps Rob Beschizza
