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  • Explainer: How MLM Influencer “Coach Stormy” Ran Afoul of the FTC And What Her Settlement Means

    The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint against Stormy Wellington, a prominent multi-level marketing (MLM) influencer known as “Coach Stormy,” alleging that she systematically deceived consumers by promising them life-changing wealth from MLM participation—wealth that nearly all participants never achieved. The case, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of…

  • Ben Crump Files FTC Complaint Accusing YouTube and Google of Profiting From AI-Driven Defamation

    Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that Google and its subsidiary YouTube are facilitating — and profiting from — an international misinformation operation that uses artificial intelligence to defame Black public figures and mislead the public. In a statement and accompanying press remarks, Crump…

  • New York Attorney General Sues DailyPay And MoneyLion For Alleged Predatory Lending

    The New York State Attorney General’s Office has filed separate lawsuits against DailyPay Inc. and MoneyLion Technologies Inc., alleging the companies’ earned wage access (EWA) services constitute illegal payday lending schemes in violation of state usury and consumer protection laws. Attorney General Letitia James announced the litigation on April 14, asserting that both companies impose…