BBB National Programs Decision Summaries
BBB National Programs provides summaries of all case decisions from the National Advertising Division (NAD), National Advertising Review Board (NARB), Children’s Advertising Review Unit (CARU), Direct Selling Self-Regulatory Council (DSSRC), and Digital Advertising Accountability Program (DAAP). Subscribe to receive a weekly wrap-up of published case decisions in your inbox.
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11/21/2022 - National Advertising Division Recommends Cash App Financial Services Platform Discontinue or Modify Megan Thee Stallion Video About Investing
New York, NY – November 21, 2022 – The National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that Cash App discontinue or modify its video commercial with Megan Thee Stallion telling consumers they can invest as little as a dollar, followed by her adding a gold bar to a stack of gold bars and saying that “with my knowledge and your hustle, you’ll have your own empire in no time.”
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11/15/2022 - National Advertising Division Recommends T-Mobile Modify or Discontinue Certain TV Commercial Claims for Magenta Max Wireless Service Plan
New York, NY – November 15, 2022 – The National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that T-Mobile US, Inc. modify or discontinue certain claims for its Magenta Max mobile wireless service plan. The claims at issue, which appeared in two T-Mobile television commercials (the “Please Listen” ad and the “Cumpleanos” ad), were challenged by competitor AT&T Services, Inc.
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11/14/2022 - Genexa Appeals NAD Recommendation to Discontinue or Modify Pediatrician Preference and Ingredient Claims for OTC Kids’ Pain & Fever Medicine
New York, NY – Nov. 14, 2022 – The National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that Genexa Inc. discontinue certain pediatrician preference claims and ingredient claims for its over the counter (OTC) Kids’ Pain & Fever medicine. Genexa will appeal NAD’s decision. The challenged claims appeared on the advertiser’s website, in social media posts, on physical point-of-sale displays, and in digital video advertising.
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11/08/2022 - National Advertising Division Recommends P&G Discontinue or Modify Comparative Advertising Commercials for Puffs Ultra Soft Tissues vs. Kleenex
New York, NY – November 8, 2022 – Acting on a challenge brought by Kimberly-Clark Corporation, the National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) discontinue two commercials for Puffs Ultra Soft Tissues or modify them to avoid conveying a misleading message about the softness, comfort, or safety of Kleenex tissues and that Puff’s tissues have visible quilt-like puffing.
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11/07/2022 - National Advertising Division Recommends Comcast Modify or Discontinue Xfinity Mobile vs. T-Mobile Comparative Savings Claims
New York, NY – November 7, 2022 – The National Advertising Division (NAD) analyzed comparative savings claims made by Comcast Cable about its Xfinity Mobile Wireless service plan. NAD recommended that Comcast either discontinue a claim that Xfinity Mobile is 30% less than T-Mobile or modify the advertising to clearly and conspicuously disclose the T-Mobile plan that is the basis of comparison and the material differences between the plans.
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11/02/2022 - National Advertising Division Recommends Accredited Debt Relief Discontinue Quantified Performance Claims About Debt Relief and the Format of Its Website
New York, NY – November 2, 2022 – The National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended Accredited Debt Relief discontinue claims that convey strong unqualified messages regarding the typical results experienced by users of the Accredited Debt relief program. NAD also recommended that S3 Marketing discontinue the format of its rankings website.
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10/26/2022 - National Advertising Division Finds “Gig Speeds Everywhere” Claim for Cox Gigablast Internet Supported; Recommends Others be Modified or Discontinued
New York, NY – October 26, 2022 – Acting on a challenge by AT&T, the National Advertising Division (NAD) determined that Cox Communications provided a reasonable basis for the express claim that Cox can deliver “gig speeds everywhere” and the implied claim that Cox can provide gig speeds to all of its customers and AT&T cannot provide gig speeds (or faster) to all of its customers. NAD recommended Cox modify other claims.
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10/19/2022 - In Reopened Proceeding, National Advertising Division Finds “#1 Dermatologist Recommended Skincare Brand” Claim for L’Oréal’s CeraVe Now Supported
New York, NY – October 19, 2022 – In a reopened case arising from the petition of a prior decision, the National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs determined that L’Oréal USA, Inc. has now provided a reasonable basis for its claim that CeraVe is the “#1 dermatologist recommended skincare brand.”
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10/13/2022 - Once Upon a Farm Discontinues Advertising Claims for Advanced Nutrition Baby Fruit & Veggies Blend Following National Advertising Division Challenge
New York, NY – October 13, 2022 – In a BBB National Programs National Advertising Division (NAD) challenge, brought as part of NAD’s routine monitoring of national advertising for truth and transparency, the advertiser Once Upon a Farm voluntarily discontinued advertising claims regarding its Advanced Nutrition Baby Fruit & Veggies Blend.
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10/12/2022 - National Advertising Division Finds Certain WhatsApp Express Claims Supported; WhatsApp Appeals NAD Recommendation to Discontinue or Modify Unsupported Claims
New York, NY – October 12, 2022 – The National Advertising Division (NAD) of BBB National Programs determined that WhatsApp, LLC provided a reasonable basis for express claims for its WhatsApp messaging service analogizing SMS text messages to “open mail” and that WhatsApp did not overstate the vulnerability of SMS text messages compared to end-to-end encrypted messaging.