Clickbooth hit by FTC!

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Clickbooth agknowledges an FTC investigation...

Clickbooth's Affiliate Marketing Blog » Clickbooth and the FTC Exciting Announcement


Though you'll notice Lemp flat out denies this back in March:
Integrity issues at IntegraClick? - The Observer Group

"Lemp says the FTC is not investigating IntegraClick or its subsidiaries, which includes Sarasota-based Clickbooth. Lemp says, instead, IntegraClick and the federal agency have an ongoing relationship. “Being one of the bigger players out there,” says Lemp, “you have to.”

Complaint Filed - http://www.clickbooth.com/content/legacy/complaint.pdf
Stipulated Order - http://www.clickbooth.com/content/legacy/stipulation.pdf

Clickbooth is ordered to pay $2,000,000 to the FTC.
 


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It is the lifetime reporting to FTC on just about everything that sucks...every little change.
 
Is Clickbooth getting in trouble for the "Advertorial" style pages THEY created for their affiliates? Or are they getting in trouble due to how their affiliates are doing promotions?
 
Paper_Chase said:
Is Clickbooth getting in trouble for the "Advertorial" style pages THEY created for their affiliates? Or are they getting in trouble due to how their affiliates are doing promotions?
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I like waiting until the FTC does their press release version... Always a fun read. Have a feeling you will get your answers from it.
 
Paper_Chase said:
Is Clickbooth getting in trouble for the "Advertorial" style pages THEY created for their affiliates? Or are they getting in trouble due to how their affiliates are doing promotions?
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For the advertorials their affiliates and merchants made.
 
Jon said:
I like waiting until the FTC does their press release version... Always a fun read. Have a feeling you will get your answers from it.
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And the FTC version...

The Clickbooth affiliate network has agreed to pay $2 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its affiliate marketers deceived consumers through bogus weight-loss claims on fake news sites about acai berry supplements and so-called “colon cleansers.”

Marketers Behind Fake News Sites Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising

Final judgment - all 29 pages

http://ftc.gov/os/caselist/1023158/121114clickboothstip.pdf
 
Also, FTC is hosting a press conference tomorrow:

The Federal Trade Commission will host a press conference in Washington, DC, on Thursday, November 15, 2012, at 11 a.m. ET to announce a major federal-state law enforcement crackdown on scams that falsely promise jobs and opportunities to “be your own boss” to people who are unemployed or underemployed.

FTC Announces Expanded Fight to Stop Deceptive Business Opportunity Schemes

Sounds like WaFo's time could be limited, lol.
 
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