Juliet Bellin Warren

At the May Annual Multilevel Marketing Conference, Samuel Levine, the keynote speaker and former director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, outlined four proposals to better protect MLM workers that he believes fall within the FTC's authority.

“Dark patterns” is a term used to describe potentially deceptive app or website designs that could manipulate consumers to make choices they would otherwise not make.

On April 13, 2026, the FTC filed a complaint against Forever Living, alleging that the direct selling company failed to accurately represent potential earnings in its Income Disclosure Statement (IDS) by omitting distributor expenses.

At the May Annual Multilevel Marketing Conference, Samuel Levine, the keynote speaker and former director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, outlined four proposals to better protect MLM workers that he believes fall within the FTC's authority.

“Dark patterns” is a term used to describe potentially deceptive app or website designs that could manipulate consumers to make choices they would otherwise not make.