United States of America: Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Click Profit for alleged misrepresentation of online sales opportunities

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
25 Aug 2025 under deliberation
05 Mar 2025 under investigation
03 Mar 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
executive
judiciary
Government Body
consumer protection authority
court
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

25 Aug 2025
under deliberation

Federal Trade Commission issued proposed orders against Click Profit for alleged misrepresentation of online sales opportunities

On 25 August 2025, the Federal Trade Commission issued proposed orders against Click Profit, alleging that the company misrepresented potential earnings from an AI-driven online retail business model on platforms such as Amazon. The orders would per…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority
05 Mar 2025
under investigation

Federal Court issued temporary restraining order against Click Profit for alleged misrepresentation of online sales opportunities

On 5 March 2025, a Federal Court issued a temporary restraining order to halt Click Profit's operations, which allegedly misrepresented potential earnings from an AI-driven online retail business model on platforms such as Amazon. The FTC’s complain…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type interim ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court
03 Mar 2025
under deliberation

Federal Trade Commission filed complaint against Click Profit for alleged misrepresentation of online sales opportunities

On 3 March 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had filed a public lawsuit against Click Profit, LLC, accusing it of engaging in misleading business opportunity practices. The FTC alleges that Click Profit falsely advertised potenti…

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body consumer protection authority