United States of America: Announced investigation by FTC regarding HomeAdvisor's marketing deceptions
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Announced investigation by FTC regarding HomeAdvisor's marketing deceptions
On 11 March 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had issued a complaint against HomeAdvisor, a platform connecting individuals and entities for work related to home improvement. The FTC alleges that HomeAdvisor makes misleading and false claims about the quality of work that it is displaying on its platform. FTC also claimed that HomeAdvisor's sales representatives misleadingly stated that the first month of their help desk was free.
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Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
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2022-03-11
under deliberation
2023-01-23
under investigation