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The FTC: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2007/04/sweepstakes-promoters-will-pay-14-million-settle-ftc-charges https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/pr
by timdorr 11y ago
The FTC:
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2007/04/sweepstakes-promoters-will-pay-14-million-settle-ftc-charges https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2007/04/sweep...
http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/ap-settles-charges-over-sweepstakes http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/ap-settles-c...
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/02/ftc-obtains-95-million-judgment-against-sweepstakes-promoter?utm_source=govdelivery https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/02/ftc-o...
- nerfhammer 11y agoThe FTC only involves itself with prize contests where you pay to enter. These twitter contests apparently require only retweeting something or following someone
- danielweber 11y agoSweepstakes, by definition, have "no purchase necessary to win." The first link is to the FTC cracking down on a (alleged) sweepstakes.
- nerfhammer 11y agoThey cracked down because they were soliciting payment to enter. "The defendants’ letters led many consumers to believe that they had to pay a processing fee to receive the cash prize"