Direct Selling Association CEO Dave Grimaldi urged Federal Trade Commission leadership members to make rules based on data, not assumptions. Grimaldi was participating in a panel discussion hosted by the American Enterprise Institute entitled The FTC at the Crossroads: The Path Forward for Competition and Consumer Protection where senior FTC leadership was in attendance.

Delaware House Bill 162, which many industry leaders have described as “anti-direct selling” legislation, will not be considered by the Senate until the legislature reconvenes in January 2026. The Direct Selling Association (DSA) has made significant efforts to revise and ultimately stop the bill’s progress, including multiple meetings with legislators in Delaware to advocate for […]

The Direct Selling Association (DSA), along with the Utah Direct Selling Coalition, testified before the Delaware Senate Banking, Business, Insurance and Technology Committee, voicing strong opposition to House Bill 162. The Delaware Bill, which the DSA described as “an unprecedented threat to the direct selling business model,” has led to intense pushback from the direct […]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with Match Group, the owner of online dating platforms Tinder, Hinge, OKCupid, Match.com, Plenty of Fish and more.

In a new survey of 1,500 US shoppers, enterprise commerce platform SCAYLE found that 71% of participants reported feeling “uncomfortable” with certain AI-driven tools used by retailers. Facial recognition was top of mind in these responses, with 32% of shoppers reporting that it made them feel “uneasy.”

The Negative Option Rule was scheduled to go into effect on May 14. The FTC has now deferred enforcement of the Rule through July 2025.