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CONSUMER PROTECTION NEWS: Telehealth company facing FTC charges of deceptive practices
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Fusion42 · 30 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The US Federal Trade Commission, alongside Attorneys General from California and Utah, has filed a lawsuit against telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, Inc. The charges allege the company misled consumers, shared sensitive health data with third-party advertising platforms, and employed deceptive subscription and cancellation practices.
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The FTC is coming for the D2C growth playbook, officially making data-sharing for ad targeting and hard-to-cancel subscriptions explicit litigation risks. Your user acquisition and retention funnels just became your biggest compliance exposure.
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