Holding influencers accountable is important, essential even. But is anyone holding the BRANDS accountable for it? 'Cause they're as guilty as the influencers, if not more
I don’t think anyone is holding the companies accountable. They are just as guilty for not enforcing it and making sure that the influencers are actually doing it when it gets posted
I am glad that I don't live in a social media bubble and rely on influencers opinions on food and health. In Germany there is a heavy food regulation and is extremely monitored what goes to consumers. Many companies react quickly to health concerns and remove the products ASAP.
These "influencers" need to also be verbally saying "this video is sponsored" because visually impaired viewers don't always see or know there are banners or hashtags.
It’s nice to see some counter action. Because the influencers did this so publicly it feels very fitting that they release it so publicly. It’s nice to see the attempt at the correction, usually these things are hidden.
This is getting crazy. Influencers are being paid off by lobbyists? What a backhanded way to spread lies about your product, without being directly liable.
Yeah this has been happening for a very long time, unfortunately :( it’s really unfortunate when it pertains directly to public health, so I’m glad there’s finally some accountability happening!
It makes sense to start with the dieticians since it's something being ingested, but I hope they continue with fines and make their way to the beauty influencers who refuse to disclose things soon. A lot of people need to be called out on this
Let's hope they were just gathering info and evidence like just incase they influencers said they were lying they could clap back like "we have receipts babes!!"
Probably gathering evidence honestly. I know target did this thing to one of their shoplifters where they gathered evidence over a pretty long period of time and then raised the case to make sure they could do something about a serial thief. FTC probably doing the same thing but since it's so pervasive and a lot of influencers/brands are doing it, it takes time for it to become a case. If they have a lot of evidence they can probably sue for significant damages.
It's because the FTC is really small. People often think the FTC is really big and scans the internet. But they don't have a lot of people working for them and primarily rely on people filing reports of bad practices to them. But they don't do a great job of advertising that.
The dietitian one is terrifying. Imagine someone with diabetes or another health condition and you want to try to find alternatives, but end up eating something bad, I hope no body got hurt from their "advice". This is really gross
May be get advice from an actual dietitian and not an "influencer dietitian". How does anyone even verify their credentials? We're just supposed to believe their recommendations?
@@chiravuris yes but if they have a license ppl will believe them more, even online. And not may ppl have the money to get a dietitian in person so they turn to the internet
@@chiravurisi agree ppl should go to an actual expert, but it’s precisely the people who run around saying “i’m an expert” that needs to be held accountable. Not everyone will know how to search up someone’s credentials or education, but doesn’t suddenly mean the influencer isn’t a liar. Simply put: the fault should ALWAYS be on the liar, not the poor person who believed the lie. They are ultimately faultless.
@@thewolfstarfire It’s not the poor person’s (consumer) fault, but they’re the ones to get affected the most. When you fall sick, do you go to the doctor or watch a TH-cam video? Dietitians are also the same. I wonder if any of these guys get checked if they’re truly certified or not (before starting health related channels).
I have very severe crohns disease which i take chemo for and heavy doses of steroids right so imagine where someone tricked me and lied into me purchasing herbal life and heavily promoted aloe drink for gut health only for my bowel to rupture after only 2 days... turns out aloe has something called aloe latax which is a strong laxative if used regularly. I ended up with my bowel leaking into my abdominal cavity..had sepsis nearly died and now i have very severely painful scarring and im having to have my colon removed and have a colostomy bag fitted. That bitches lying almost killed me 🎉 🎉
If the FTC went after brands for allowing their advertisers, the influencers, to break FTC laws, I feel like brands would come down harder on their influencers to do it right before they sign off on it for publication. Hold the money hostage and the whole group will fall in line.
Maybe It’s only me but I would never take medical advice from a doctor/ health influencer it seems like a huge conflict of interest if a doctor can make money of a paid promotion for a post it starts to muddy the waters
Yeah unfortunately that is not the case for a lot of people, just look at the carnivore diet as an example. For a lot of fad diets it's the only way they get traction because getting scientific research accomplished is usually time consuming, expensive, and requires a lot of rigor. Most of them are not willing to wait for that and want to cash out ASAP.
I’m glad they are finally putting their foot down with these health “experts” some of the stuff they put out there is downright dangerous and it’s pushing them away from actual professionals who know what they are talking about
Whether they’re big or small creators, they all broke the law so they ALL should be fined. The order in which they’re fined shouldn’t have a thing to do with facing the consequences of their actions.
@loricawley54 I completely understand that. But in my opinion, at least start with a few from the top of the pyramid. Show that they are not exempt. So the others follow suit.
Okay how did we fail so much that we were more concerned with beauty influencers lying than DIETICIANS???! Like- Lying about sugar in stuff or what’s good for you is sooo much worse from a professional who apparently was paid off to lie
The FTC and the IRS needs to work together. 💀🤣 thank god their doing something or somewhat about lie……💀 lauralee and Makayla are probably the biggest TH-camrs that just lie. I hate everyone’s on social media and thinks it all free money like no you have to get taxed for your business being online.
America needs to change how they handle food and what they put in it. We need clear foood that’s not more then the regular GMO apple you get from the store. All clean food without GMOS is probably the best for everyone
It was in response to the people claiming that aspartame is dangerous.... She was citing a peer reviewed study illustrating the significant amount of aspartame it would take to be even potentially dangerous. I seriously cannot believe the amount of people in this comment section backing the literal sugar lobbying narrative....
She's 100% right though. What she's stating is actually far below the factual number of how much aspartame you could drink per day before you started to see a negative effect. It isn't that she's wrong. It's that she didn't disclose the sponsorship to say that, which makes it seems shady and fake even though it's completely true. People get this idea that artificial sugar is bad and "real" sugar is better, because they baselessly think natural stuff is better. That's a really hard idea to combat with science, because the people who believe it didn't arrive at that conclusion based on science. The problem isn't actually the information that she gave, because she's 100% factually correct. And a lot of doctors and researchers have criticized the WHO's research process. The WHO is not infallible. It's just that she knew that no one would trust her if she said that a brand paid her to say it was safe, even though it is, so she ditched her ethics and his the sponsorship. Which isn't okay.
@@charliewright6273 I don’t know what the actual healthy limit is but recommending soda consumption or aspartame consumption in that amounts over social media is just crazy to me on it’s own, not even adding in that she was paid, and not even adding in that she didn’t disclose. Unless you’re in a patient relationship you shouldn’t be giving medical advice in my opinion
Hopefully next year people will stop lying about things like this because not only does it ruin their reputation but also the company that made the product
I think they will if they have consequences. A lot of it occurs because they personally perceive the actions as harmless and nothing happens to them personally for the behavior. But even if they are harmful, they tend to disclaim that it's just their opinion so they aren't responsible either. If there is literal regulation and consequences around it, the ones that don't stop on their own tend to be deterred by the consequences. I think Mikayla will never stop on her own because it makes her lots of money and she tends to be pretty morally bankrupt in this area. It will take her having a significant monetary/legal consequence for her to stop.
10:07 welcome to reality. You learn this back in elementary school. When one person messes up, everyone gets held accountable. It sucks to be grouped into other peoples bad choices, but people would rather throw the whole egg carton away than try to find the individual eggs that are rotten. 💀
I remember how NikkieTutorials would put a little graphic guide that showed what she was sent in PR, what was a sponsor, what she spent her own money on, etc..People should maybe adopt that?!
Honestly glad to see the FTC is going after them. Both parties need to be held accountable. It is likely easier to stop influencers from engaging in this behavior than the brands but the brands need to be held to the same standard as everyone else. Would not be surprised if this becomes a class action and would welcome it. These guys deserve what is coming to them.
So was Alix Earle's clip sponsored? I don't watch her but what she said in it confused me as to whether she was promoting it in exchange for them sending her the product and she wanted to share it without taking a fee or if they paid her to post that video after she told them "yes, I like the product and would feel comfortable sharing with my audience for my fee". See the difference? I appreciate her saying that she wanted to try the product out for a period of time first, because skin care can take a while to take full effect.
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@@TeaSpillahh no problem at all!! i also used to question it, just wanted to help if i could; i love your videos, thank you for the great content!! can’t wait to see if the ftc finally pays attention to enforcing laws on the beauty space
I would watch How To Cook That and her video about Aspartame since she really went into detail about how "dangerous" aspartame really is. It's actually really interesting.
05:13 When you have [sic] written like this, it is used when they are writing something exactly as written or stated but it is often grammatically incorrect or might not make total sense. It's a symbol to indicate that it is verbatim what was written/said and is just being repeated as-is without being corrected.
To be fair, that WHO article was misleading. Aspartame is safe. But don't trust tiktok influencers! Even if they are doctors! They will say whatever they are paid to say!!
Makayla just doesn't seem to understand that the money and fame come from people watching her content. If people stop trusting if people stop watching her it all goes away. She needs to be careful and treasure her viewers and not constantly lie about products.
It’s sad but at this point I just assume every influencer is just being paid lol they’re not trustworthy and i just swipe whenever I see one pop up on my fyp
When i was like 6-7 i ate like 15 pieces of cheap “lucky gold coin” sugar-free chewing gum on St. Patrick’s Day throughout the duration of an average school day, i ended up having a stroke later in the night and i think it was due to the excessive amounts of aspartame. Turns out i am allergic to aspartame and it causes me to have strokes. I’m just saying.
I just assume that EVERYTHING an influencer talks about or wears now a days is sponsored. So I don't believe any of their reviews are genuine. I'll only buy something I see off one if I've already seen/heard good things about it from someone in my real life. Influencers are fun to watch BUT you CANNOT trust anythimg they "Recommend" now a days.
TikTok/YT Dietitian opinion here! I have never been paid jack and literally care about nothing other than the truth. There are a couple things I'd like to clarify about this situation: 1) The WHO and IARC do not have recommendations OR guidelines regarding aspartame. Therefore, there are no guidelines for dietitians to go against. 2) What is being mentioned in this video comes from a joint (The WHO and IARC) REPORT sharing results from their analysis of aspartame research. They reported, based on their findings, that aspartame may be "possibly carcinogenic to humans" based on limited evidence of low certainty. Usually when there is "limited evidence" or "low-certainty evidence" researchers state that more research is required, rather than making recommendations. This is because there isn't enough evidence for them to form a solid conclusion. This is exactly what the WHO and IARC researchers did. No guidelines...they just shared their findings and said, "more research needed." 2) The WHO still stated that aspartame is considered safe when consuming less than ~14 diet sodas/day. Ms. Grasso was quoting The WHO, so she was not incorrect with that statement. 3) The FDA, the WHO, Health Canada, and the European Food Safety Authority all state that aspartame is safe below the mentioned amounts. In fact, no health agency I know of says the opposite (though maybe I'm just not aware). So, Ms. Grasso was not wrong in that statement either. The only thing Ms. Grasso seems to be guilty of is not properly disclosing her sponsorships. To be clear, I'm not defending any dietitian, or anyone for that matter, who doesn't disclose paid partnerships. But I will defend people who are accurately reporting on the science being attacked by people who clearly do not understand science or nutrition (The FTC).
I think targeting the health and fitness influencers is the best place to start as information shared on there can be deadly. Makeup is makeup so it’s common sense to know that if it works for one person it may not work for you, if someone is paid to say something good about a product I know to avoid it.
The influencers need to be held accountable for their actions and behavior when it comes to sponsorships. and the company as well because they are just as guilty as the influencers who get paid to promote the brand.
I told them about this a year ago and they said I didn’t know what I was talking about. I mentioned I saw this before with the TH-cam girlies and it was only a matter of time. Now with TikTok shop getting big the FTC no doubt is gonna be more focused on the app now
I always ask myself, if I see any celebrity or influencer recommendations for any product is that person getting paid to say that and do they use that product.
The [sic] is used when you’re directly quoting someone who used improper grammar or spelled something wrong. So if someone typed “their my favorite food” and I wanted to directly quote that, I would quote “their [sic] my favorite food.” It doesn’t actually need to be read out loud. Just so you know :)
they are being VERY patient. lets see how much they are willing to tolerate. i will know they have had enough when i see a video from Tea Spill saying that Mikayla estimated very clear whether or not she was sponsored
Why do I feel like nothing is going to come out of this? Like these influencers have been being called out about issues left and right and nothing has changed.
This is why you should NEVER take anything you see on social media at face value. I watch influencers but I never take their reviews or opinions seriously. I feel like people don’t take the time to do research and talk to actual professionals..
Literally, that powder health juice thing called ''bloom'' is the definition of not properly disclosing. I've never seen even one person mention them in the tags or even in a floating letter on the screen, they just show the product in the background or in one specific shot.
I’m still of the belief that brands are likely behind this sneaky advertising. Then if people catch on, the anger is focused on the influencer & the brand can claim deniability. I think brands are taking advantage of new influencers who may have not known better, and a new platform that was poorly monitored. Idk, just my hunch.
Tiktok should delete videos when it’s clear influencers aren’t disclosing that they’re being paid in them. There should also be a rule that if they post 3 videos violating the FTC then they will be banned
I’m so ready for these influencers to be held accountable , like ACTUALLY held accountable to the point they have no choice but to not be COMPLETELY full of bs ALL the time . Might just be wishful thinking.
Something is majorly amiss here. Why would "promoting the safety of aspartame" be a problem? It's a FDA approved sweetener in every bottle of diet soda. The FDA has already deemed it safe to consume and sell.
It’s fine if a dietitian wants to support aspartame based on research but it’s not okay to promote it using exaggerated claims for an undisclosed sponsorship. Maybe these dietitions wouldn’t normally support aspartame but since a big check was given to them, now they are. It needs to be properly disclosed to allow viewers to decide how much weight they want to give to their claims / statement.
The issue I have is how influencers are promoting aspartame as a "healthier" sugar alternative, when it's nothing more than a chemical, that definatley not good for you. And I'm actually super sensitive to it.
I was warned about aspartame and it converting to formaldehyde when heated (86F can do it) when talking to a chemical engineer. Think summer and diet sodas sitting out in a warehouse or stockroom before refrigerated. I'd trust them over any "influencer."
Holding influencers accountable is important, essential even. But is anyone holding the BRANDS accountable for it? 'Cause they're as guilty as the influencers, if not more
I don’t think anyone is holding the companies accountable. They are just as guilty for not enforcing it and making sure that the influencers are actually doing it when it gets posted
Exactly! Before the influencer post their videos the companies need to approve it first
I am glad that I don't live in a social media bubble and rely on influencers opinions on food and health. In Germany there is a heavy food regulation and is extremely monitored what goes to consumers. Many companies react quickly to health concerns and remove the products ASAP.
THIS! The influencers are hired advertisers. The brands are signing off on this so it should be the focus.
Both the brands and influencer need to be held accountable and fined, they're all profiting off of hiding sponsorships.
These "influencers" need to also be verbally saying "this video is sponsored" because visually impaired viewers don't always see or know there are banners or hashtags.
👏👏👏 greeeaaaat point
The FTC requires this
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Damn good point!! They need to be required to do the same thing as TH-camrs and stuff fr
I have been waiting for someone to bring this up. If your video has sound the disclaimer needs to be verbal as well. Really simple.
I like that they list the influencers. Feels like public shaming
It’s nice to see some counter action. Because the influencers did this so publicly it feels very fitting that they release it so publicly. It’s nice to see the attempt at the correction, usually these things are hidden.
They need to list more names. If this doesn’t scream “disclose those sponsorships or else you will be fined,” then I don’t know what will.
This is getting crazy. Influencers are being paid off by lobbyists? What a backhanded way to spread lies about your product, without being directly liable.
And what a way to start getting in the heads of the next generation super young. 😭
It’s wild that they do stuff like that instead of just making a product that’s necessary and good 😂
Celebrity Got Milk? Posters were essentially the same thing. Industries are wild
Yeah this has been happening for a very long time, unfortunately :( it’s really unfortunate when it pertains directly to public health, so I’m glad there’s finally some accountability happening!
@@isaiasramirez5827 danggg so true
Let’s make 2024 the year of holding people accountable. 🎉
An unbelievably tall order but here’s hoping🥳
I can 100% guarantee someone made this comment about 2023 last year 🤣😅
lets go
And when they are finally surrounded
Like Trump?
It makes sense to start with the dieticians since it's something being ingested, but I hope they continue with fines and make their way to the beauty influencers who refuse to disclose things soon. A lot of people need to be called out on this
I’m just surprised the FTC let this go on for a while when we’ve been seeing this since earlier this year
Let's hope they were just gathering info and evidence like just incase they influencers said they were lying they could clap back like "we have receipts babes!!"
Probably gathering evidence honestly. I know target did this thing to one of their shoplifters where they gathered evidence over a pretty long period of time and then raised the case to make sure they could do something about a serial thief. FTC probably doing the same thing but since it's so pervasive and a lot of influencers/brands are doing it, it takes time for it to become a case. If they have a lot of evidence they can probably sue for significant damages.
they let it drag on longer so they have more influencers to get money from🤑
Same but there’s probably thousands of influencers they had to track and also have proof that they were not disclosing sponsorships.
It's because the FTC is really small. People often think the FTC is really big and scans the internet. But they don't have a lot of people working for them and primarily rely on people filing reports of bad practices to them. But they don't do a great job of advertising that.
The dietitian one is terrifying. Imagine someone with diabetes or another health condition and you want to try to find alternatives, but end up eating something bad, I hope no body got hurt from their "advice". This is really gross
May be get advice from an actual dietitian and not an "influencer dietitian". How does anyone even verify their credentials? We're just supposed to believe their recommendations?
@@chiravuris yes but if they have a license ppl will believe them more, even online. And not may ppl have the money to get a dietitian in person so they turn to the internet
@@chiravurisi agree ppl should go to an actual expert, but it’s precisely the people who run around saying “i’m an expert” that needs to be held accountable. Not everyone will know how to search up someone’s credentials or education, but doesn’t suddenly mean the influencer isn’t a liar. Simply put: the fault should ALWAYS be on the liar, not the poor person who believed the lie. They are ultimately faultless.
@@thewolfstarfire It’s not the poor person’s (consumer) fault, but they’re the ones to get affected the most. When you fall sick, do you go to the doctor or watch a TH-cam video? Dietitians are also the same. I wonder if any of these guys get checked if they’re truly certified or not (before starting health related channels).
I have very severe crohns disease which i take chemo for and heavy doses of steroids right so imagine where someone tricked me and lied into me purchasing herbal life and heavily promoted aloe drink for gut health only for my bowel to rupture after only 2 days... turns out aloe has something called aloe latax which is a strong laxative if used regularly. I ended up with my bowel leaking into my abdominal cavity..had sepsis nearly died and now i have very severely painful scarring and im having to have my colon removed and have a colostomy bag fitted. That bitches lying almost killed me 🎉 🎉
If the FTC went after brands for allowing their advertisers, the influencers, to break FTC laws, I feel like brands would come down harder on their influencers to do it right before they sign off on it for publication. Hold the money hostage and the whole group will fall in line.
this is great but i wish they would (also) target people recklessly promoting fad diet products and COVID misinformation.
Hopefully, that's next! I hate those fad diet videos.
What is fad diet product? Never heard of it
@@mariatudoroiu9975it means a trend. Like people praising diabetic medicine as this revolutionary diet pill. It doesn’t work for everyone.
@@MacyJacob thank you
@@mariatudoroiu9975wait what did they say? Their comment isn’t showing up for me
Oh I love this. Foodie Beauty’s out here selling a supplement drink that she claims “cures asthma” amount various other things.
Ugh, reminds me of the matcha powder rave back in 2016
Really 👀
I have asthama. There is no way any supplement can cure it sadly 😢
It's for life 😅
Why would anyone believe that?
Don’t forget she says they prevent diabetes too.
Maybe It’s only me but I would never take medical advice from a doctor/ health influencer it seems like a huge conflict of interest if a doctor can make money of a paid promotion for a post it starts to muddy the waters
Irl doctors get paid to promote drugs
@@YoungFraggle my old dr who just gave out xans
Yeah unfortunately that is not the case for a lot of people, just look at the carnivore diet as an example. For a lot of fad diets it's the only way they get traction because getting scientific research accomplished is usually time consuming, expensive, and requires a lot of rigor. Most of them are not willing to wait for that and want to cash out ASAP.
Finally the FTC does something but will it last tho?
my guess is they’ll skip the make up ppl lol
Waiting for a chef pii style video from mikayla "I don't know what FTC means? I don't do sponsored videos 🥺". 🤣
Finally i cant tell you how much i hate to bloom sponsorship influences.
Same!!
I’m glad they are finally putting their foot down with these health “experts” some of the stuff they put out there is downright dangerous and it’s pushing them away from actual professionals who know what they are talking about
They can keep doing what they’re doing. However I’m going to AVOID anything they claim to “love.”
Now do the beauty influencers next FTC! Get them all!
They should've starred fining larger creators first.
Whether they’re big or small creators, they all broke the law so they ALL should be fined. The order in which they’re fined shouldn’t have a thing to do with facing the consequences of their actions.
@loricawley54 I completely understand that. But in my opinion, at least start with a few from the top of the pyramid. Show that they are not exempt. So the others follow suit.
Okay how did we fail so much that we were more concerned with beauty influencers lying than DIETICIANS???! Like-
Lying about sugar in stuff or what’s good for you is sooo much worse from a professional who apparently was paid off to lie
The FTC and the IRS needs to work together. 💀🤣 thank god their doing something or somewhat about lie……💀 lauralee and Makayla are probably the biggest TH-camrs that just lie. I hate everyone’s on social media and thinks it all free money like no you have to get taxed for your business being online.
America needs to change how they handle food and what they put in it. We need clear foood that’s not more then the regular GMO apple you get from the store. All clean food without GMOS is probably the best for everyone
“You could drink 12-14 diet drinks a day without risking your health” yeah she deserves the strictest response from the ftc
It was in response to the people claiming that aspartame is dangerous.... She was citing a peer reviewed study illustrating the significant amount of aspartame it would take to be even potentially dangerous. I seriously cannot believe the amount of people in this comment section backing the literal sugar lobbying narrative....
She's 100% right though. What she's stating is actually far below the factual number of how much aspartame you could drink per day before you started to see a negative effect. It isn't that she's wrong. It's that she didn't disclose the sponsorship to say that, which makes it seems shady and fake even though it's completely true. People get this idea that artificial sugar is bad and "real" sugar is better, because they baselessly think natural stuff is better. That's a really hard idea to combat with science, because the people who believe it didn't arrive at that conclusion based on science. The problem isn't actually the information that she gave, because she's 100% factually correct. And a lot of doctors and researchers have criticized the WHO's research process. The WHO is not infallible. It's just that she knew that no one would trust her if she said that a brand paid her to say it was safe, even though it is, so she ditched her ethics and his the sponsorship. Which isn't okay.
@@charliewright6273 I don’t know what the actual healthy limit is but recommending soda consumption or aspartame consumption in that amounts over social media is just crazy to me on it’s own, not even adding in that she was paid, and not even adding in that she didn’t disclose. Unless you’re in a patient relationship you shouldn’t be giving medical advice in my opinion
Hopefully next year people will stop lying about things like this because not only does it ruin their reputation but also the company that made the product
I think they will if they have consequences. A lot of it occurs because they personally perceive the actions as harmless and nothing happens to them personally for the behavior. But even if they are harmful, they tend to disclaim that it's just their opinion so they aren't responsible either. If there is literal regulation and consequences around it, the ones that don't stop on their own tend to be deterred by the consequences.
I think Mikayla will never stop on her own because it makes her lots of money and she tends to be pretty morally bankrupt in this area. It will take her having a significant monetary/legal consequence for her to stop.
I feel like the ftc has know about this from the start and has been letting them dig their own graves while building cases.
Shame on American Beverage Assoc. for offering these greedy influencers money to do their dirty work
Here For The Tea would have had a field day with these TikTok influencers
10:07 welcome to reality. You learn this back in elementary school. When one person messes up, everyone gets held accountable. It sucks to be grouped into other peoples bad choices, but people would rather throw the whole egg carton away than try to find the individual eggs that are rotten. 💀
That's karma honestly.
She was showing off her blue eyeshadow but I couldn't stop staring at her nose hairs caked in foundation.
If the FTC is working hard can the FDA work harder and get ‘chef’ Pi 😂
I remember how NikkieTutorials would put a little graphic guide that showed what she was sent in PR, what was a sponsor, what she spent her own money on, etc..People should maybe adopt that?!
Honestly glad to see the FTC is going after them. Both parties need to be held accountable. It is likely easier to stop influencers from engaging in this behavior than the brands but the brands need to be held to the same standard as everyone else. Would not be surprised if this becomes a class action and would welcome it. These guys deserve what is coming to them.
So was Alix Earle's clip sponsored? I don't watch her but what she said in it confused me as to whether she was promoting it in exchange for them sending her the product and she wanted to share it without taking a fee or if they paid her to post that video after she told them "yes, I like the product and would feel comfortable sharing with my audience for my fee". See the difference? I appreciate her saying that she wanted to try the product out for a period of time first, because skin care can take a while to take full effect.
But but no one told Mikayla she had to disclose 😢…😂😂😂
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Omg hahaha thank you!! I kept seeing it throughout the letter and I was like 🤨
@@TeaSpillahh no problem at all!! i also used to question it, just wanted to help if i could; i love your videos, thank you for the great content!! can’t wait to see if the ftc finally pays attention to enforcing laws on the beauty space
I would watch How To Cook That and her video about Aspartame since she really went into detail about how "dangerous" aspartame really is. It's actually really interesting.
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To be fair, that WHO article was misleading. Aspartame is safe. But don't trust tiktok influencers! Even if they are doctors! They will say whatever they are paid to say!!
They’re fighting over Aspartame since 1976🤦🏻♂️
It's not safe if you're consuming large amounts of it. Just like sugar or salt, it can be bad for you.
@@keeperofthe7keys1987 babe I’m diabetic, I know what aspartame is and what’s the allowed dose.
Only sane comment here
As someone who had aspartame poisoning, I disagree.
Thanks for scaring the living crap out of me at the end when Gollum's face popped up on the screen.
Makayla just doesn't seem to understand that the money and fame come from people watching her content. If people stop trusting if people stop watching her it all goes away. She needs to be careful and treasure her viewers and not constantly lie about products.
Tbh influencers do not care for their viewers. Viewers need to also do their own research instead of hanging onto everything promoted by influencers.
That woman just annoys the fuq out me with her fake accent & her face too, the total bull sxit lies & sick of hearing about her
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I can’t wait for this to catch up with these influencers tbh lol. Love to see people held accountable.
It’s sad but at this point I just assume every influencer is just being paid lol they’re not trustworthy and i just swipe whenever I see one pop up on my fyp
The smile that I got when I read the title of this video
Mikayla should be FIRST.. NOT NEXT!
The way I zoomed over here when I got the notification 😅
When i was like 6-7 i ate like 15 pieces of cheap “lucky gold coin” sugar-free chewing gum on St. Patrick’s Day throughout the duration of an average school day, i ended up having a stroke later in the night and i think it was due to the excessive amounts of aspartame. Turns out i am allergic to aspartame and it causes me to have strokes. I’m just saying.
what does this have to do with the video?
@@vicentevasquez224 is the entirety of this video not about aspartame?
Im so thankful nutrition by kylie is not on this list, I would cry
transparency is crucial for trust..
I just assume that EVERYTHING an influencer talks about or wears now a days is sponsored. So I don't believe any of their reviews are genuine.
I'll only buy something I see off one if I've already seen/heard good things about it from someone in my real life.
Influencers are fun to watch BUT you CANNOT trust anythimg they "Recommend" now a days.
I cant wait for some of these liars to be caught out 🎉
finally. Get'em FTC!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Nah they need to get those fines right away! If not it’s just a slap on the hand!
TikTok/YT Dietitian opinion here! I have never been paid jack and literally care about nothing other than the truth.
There are a couple things I'd like to clarify about this situation:
1) The WHO and IARC do not have recommendations OR guidelines regarding aspartame. Therefore, there are no guidelines for dietitians to go against.
2) What is being mentioned in this video comes from a joint (The WHO and IARC) REPORT sharing results from their analysis of aspartame research. They reported, based on their findings, that aspartame may be "possibly carcinogenic to humans" based on limited evidence of low certainty. Usually when there is "limited evidence" or "low-certainty evidence" researchers state that more research is required, rather than making recommendations. This is because there isn't enough evidence for them to form a solid conclusion. This is exactly what the WHO and IARC researchers did. No guidelines...they just shared their findings and said, "more research needed."
2) The WHO still stated that aspartame is considered safe when consuming less than ~14 diet sodas/day. Ms. Grasso was quoting The WHO, so she was not incorrect with that statement.
3) The FDA, the WHO, Health Canada, and the European Food Safety Authority all state that aspartame is safe below the mentioned amounts. In fact, no health agency I know of says the opposite (though maybe I'm just not aware). So, Ms. Grasso was not wrong in that statement either.
The only thing Ms. Grasso seems to be guilty of is not properly disclosing her sponsorships.
To be clear, I'm not defending any dietitian, or anyone for that matter, who doesn't disclose paid partnerships. But I will defend people who are accurately reporting on the science being attacked by people who clearly do not understand science or nutrition (The FTC).
I just saw someone on tiktok try bloom and said it was disgusting 🤣 they said it tastes like how hamster food smells
I think targeting the health and fitness influencers is the best place to start as information shared on there can be deadly.
Makeup is makeup so it’s common sense to know that if it works for one person it may not work for you, if someone is paid to say something good about a product I know to avoid it.
Yes transparency is very important with brands and brand promotion
No way I wouldn’t hold up my end of the bargain with brand deals… isnt NOT disclosing against contracts?
The influencers need to be held accountable for their actions and behavior when it comes to sponsorships. and the company as well because they are just as guilty as the influencers who get paid to promote the brand.
Imagine putting your whole degree or two and reputation up for A CHECK
It's like referencing if you are writing an essay.
Companys want credit when credit is due.
Which is fair.
I told them about this a year ago and they said I didn’t know what I was talking about. I mentioned I saw this before with the TH-cam girlies and it was only a matter of time. Now with TikTok shop getting big the FTC no doubt is gonna be more focused on the app now
I always ask myself, if I see any celebrity or influencer recommendations for any product is that person getting paid to say that and do they use that product.
This lady in the thumbnail stays in drama 😂 i would retire at this point
Wow they have gotten tired of these people playing in their face if they go to jail im saving some king cake popcorn just for the occasion.
Another day another dollar 🤑🙌🏽😀
The [sic] is used when you’re directly quoting someone who used improper grammar or spelled something wrong. So if someone typed “their my favorite food” and I wanted to directly quote that, I would quote “their [sic] my favorite food.” It doesn’t actually need to be read out loud. Just so you know :)
The Abbey Sharp video you played, made me laugh, as she's been accused of being a shill in the past.
TH-cam needs to make sure people are declaring paid sponsors too. I see no one posting on screen that their video is sponsored.
The sugar thing is wild. That smells like a class action lawsuit waiting to happen
they are being VERY patient. lets see how much they are willing to tolerate. i will know they have had enough when i see a video from Tea Spill saying that Mikayla estimated very clear whether or not she was sponsored
People should just stop looking to influencers to know what to buy.. we as consumers give them way too much power.
I've never been so excited for sanctions. Light them up FTC 😂👏🏼
Why do I feel like nothing is going to come out of this? Like these influencers have been being called out about issues left and right and nothing has changed.
This is why you should NEVER take anything you see on social media at face value. I watch influencers but I never take their reviews or opinions seriously. I feel like people don’t take the time to do research and talk to actual professionals..
All I can say, is Fricken FINALLY
BABE WAKE UP TEA SPILL UPLOADED
Peter Monn be warning themmmmm
As a kid, my mom banned me from chewing gum since literally 95% of gum available in US at the time had aspartame. I am grateful for her doing that ❤
Literally, that powder health juice thing called ''bloom'' is the definition of not properly disclosing. I've never seen even one person mention them in the tags or even in a floating letter on the screen, they just show the product in the background or in one specific shot.
They need to hold both the brands and influencers accountable for it.
I’m still of the belief that brands are likely behind this sneaky advertising. Then if people catch on, the anger is focused on the influencer & the brand can claim deniability. I think brands are taking advantage of new influencers who may have not known better, and a new platform that was poorly monitored.
Idk, just my hunch.
I'll believe that people will be held accountable when it actually happens.
I cannot WAIT to see how this affects all the rampant mlms out there with their false health claims 😇
This is helping business practices honestly.
Tiktok should delete videos when it’s clear influencers aren’t disclosing that they’re being paid in them. There should also be a rule that if they post 3 videos violating the FTC then they will be banned
Yeah
Tik tok don't care about following the law. If it makes them money or promotes them they don't care.
I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!
You and me both.
They are finally in the find out stage 😂
I’m so ready for these influencers to be held accountable , like ACTUALLY held accountable to the point they have no choice but to not be COMPLETELY full of bs ALL the time .
Might just be wishful thinking.
Also, I wonder how much these fines are going to me. They will need to be quite substantial to effect some influencers anyway.
i'm so geeked at the name dropping LMFAO
I was so worried that it was gonna be Abbey Sharp but my queen never fails me 👑
the makeup industry is one thing, but being paid off by lobbyist is WILD
I hope the FTC also holds all these stores accountable for the bs Black Friday sales.
The Christmas gift we all wanted
Something is majorly amiss here. Why would "promoting the safety of aspartame" be a problem? It's a FDA approved sweetener in every bottle of diet soda. The FDA has already deemed it safe to consume and sell.
It’s fine if a dietitian wants to support aspartame based on research but it’s not okay to promote it using exaggerated claims for an undisclosed sponsorship. Maybe these dietitions wouldn’t normally support aspartame but since a big check was given to them, now they are. It needs to be properly disclosed to allow viewers to decide how much weight they want to give to their claims / statement.
Talk about Patrick Starr and his AI art gifts lol
The issue I have is how influencers are promoting aspartame as a "healthier" sugar alternative, when it's nothing more than a chemical, that definatley not good for you. And I'm actually super sensitive to it.
I researched this sweetener 25 years ago, out of 10 rats tested with normal daily use 9 developed brain tumours.
Great news! Accountability is key!
I was warned about aspartame and it converting to formaldehyde when heated (86F can do it) when talking to a chemical engineer. Think summer and diet sodas sitting out in a warehouse or stockroom before refrigerated. I'd trust them over any "influencer."