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Remember the "On Tip Belly" Adds that use to pop up every where on the internet? Seeing any lately? 
They use to be rampant on this site.
Well the FTC Puts Squeeze on Acai Berry Marketers
The FTC is cracking down on the deceptive marketing practices of companies that mask online advertisements for acai berry products in what appear to be news stories, the agency announced Tuesday. The Federal Trade Commission on Monday asked six federal courts in 10 separate cases, to halt the “misleading practice” of marketers who use fake news websites to sell acai berry weight-loss products.
According to the FTC complaints, the acai weight-loss ads appear on various websites and include come-hither headlines such as “Acai Berry Exposed–Health Reporter Discovers the Shocking Truth,” that drive traffic to the fake news sites and ultimately to the sites where merchants sell the products.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Almost everything about these sites is fake,” David Vladeck of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection said in a statement. “The weight-loss results, the so-called investigations, the reporters, the consumer testimonials, and the attempt to portray an objective, journalistic endeavor.” </span>
They use to be rampant on this site.Well the FTC Puts Squeeze on Acai Berry Marketers
The FTC is cracking down on the deceptive marketing practices of companies that mask online advertisements for acai berry products in what appear to be news stories, the agency announced Tuesday. The Federal Trade Commission on Monday asked six federal courts in 10 separate cases, to halt the “misleading practice” of marketers who use fake news websites to sell acai berry weight-loss products.
According to the FTC complaints, the acai weight-loss ads appear on various websites and include come-hither headlines such as “Acai Berry Exposed–Health Reporter Discovers the Shocking Truth,” that drive traffic to the fake news sites and ultimately to the sites where merchants sell the products.
<span style="font-weight: bold">Almost everything about these sites is fake,” David Vladeck of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection said in a statement. “The weight-loss results, the so-called investigations, the reporters, the consumer testimonials, and the attempt to portray an objective, journalistic endeavor.” </span>
They were really practicing some risky business fi a fling up celeb names willy nilly soh.
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