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Monday, March 15, 2010

FTC = Fail?

So on December 1st of last year, a new law was instated by the Federal Trade Commission aimed mostly at online bloggers and members of the youtube community. This new law required that whenever someone mentioned or used a particular product in their blog/video, they included information about whether or not they received the product for free, if they were compensated for mentioning it, and if the opinions included were their own. Failure to include these things could result in an $11,000 fine.

Finally, we all thought, people who promote the shit out of crappy products because they're getting paid for it will have to come clean and stop lying to their subscribers. Except for whatever reason, some "gurus" still refuse to follow these FTC rules, such as;
itsjudytime
makeupbyrenren
fafinettex3
glittereyes82
And some of the bigger gurus find ways to halfass the rules so technically they're still following them, but they're still being dishonest. So who has the balls to report them? No one, really, because if a particular guru suddenly included FTC info in between the time they were reported and investigated, the fine for falsely accusing someone is even greater then the fine for not following the rules. So I guess that means shitty gurus can continue to shamelessly promote things like tongue scrapers and adult diapers just to make a quick buck. Oh well, I guess it was a nice try, FTC?

So what do you guys think? Do you even care whether or not gurus get things for free? I don't, I just think its sad that many gurus will promote things that they would never use had they never been sent them for free, just to make money off of their thousands of subscribers. Some gurus (like itsjudytime) will block you if you question why they haven't included FTC info. The FTC rules were created to protect consumers, but due to the fact that a large part of the beauty guru's audience is made up of naive 13 year olds, nothing has really changed.

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Anonymous said...

whos kandees kids dad??? why dont we ever hear about him

Anonymous said...

I don't think he wants to be talked about...according to her blog she doesn't post pics of her kids anymore because her ex won't allow her to.

Anonymous said...

i wouldnt wanna be associated with kandee either :P

Anonymous said...

is it just me or does it look like kalel have the moustache of a 14 year old mexican boy when she's this tan? LOL

Anonymous said...

pot pie kithes for everywan! <3

http://i39.tinypic.com/2a0lyr.gif

Anonymous said...

@8:16 you just ruined my appetite :(

Anonymous said...

HES CHARLES CHARLES TRIPPY WITH MARLE ZOE N HIS FIANCEE ALLY U CAN WATCH HIM ON HIS CHANNLE AVOID THE INDEICISN CUZ THE INTERNET KILLED TELLEVISIONNNNNN

Anonymous said...

Can you imagine making out with that thing? The spit and lipgloss. I want to barf.

Anonymous said...

@8:10

haha kalel just looks orange to me

Anonymous said...

whats the video where fafinette reads from a script

Anonymous said...

Kandee has two baby daddies, I think. Either that or all three kids are by different men.

Anonymous said...

Wasn't she married twice? Or maybe it was once I can't remember

Anonymous said...

she had her first kid at like 19. he was her first husband but ive spoken to people that know kandee and he cheated on her alot and was a real loser. Though she continued to chase after him when he treated her like shit. she has 2 kids to her second husband, now divorced. but he has primary custody and from wha i've heard is a nice guy.

Anonymous said...

i just noticed that kalels vids begin with "queenbeeauty productions presents" HAH so LAME

Anonymous said...

i think Kandee has her oldest kid by one guy and then the two younger ones by another.

Anonymous said...

idgaf, i like josh.

Anonymous said...

@8:23 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvfj_itYuUM

Fafinette pausing and reading lines vid.

Anonymous said...

@8:39

me dos. he's pretty chill, even though he can be an ass. people are stupid, sometimes you can't pretend to be patient and tolerant of their ignorance.
and i completely love that he not so covertly called out ellen and balir.

Anonymous said...

i like that he isn't fake and how upfront he is. i get tired of fake gurus that put on a front for their viewers. he's exactly the same on and outside of youtube.

Anonymous said...

josh is on blogtv

http://www.blogtv.com/People/petrilude

Anonymous said...

petrilude can be an ass, but that's what i like about him. he's only rude when there is a good reason to be.

he is on blogtv right now!

Anonymous said...

"what r ur 5 top mac eyesahdows"

"whatever. you. want. to. buy = 5 words"

LULZ i see what you did there.

Anonymous said...

someone ask about the birth certificate thing from his last video.

Anonymous said...

Huh, I didn't know Fafinette lived in the DC area. She mentioned the mall I usually go to in that extremely awkward reading lines video X/

Anonymous said...

http://twitpic.com/19nslh holy shit she does not look horrible for once.

Anonymous said...

idk, i think she's pretty. though the red hair looked far better on her, imo.

word v: pirateet

Anonymous said...

josh isnt that big of an ass

Anonymous said...

@9:03

agree

Anonymous said...

Off topic, but what's a good dupe for MAC's MSF natural?

Anonymous said...

I don't find him to be an ass either. But most of the people on this blog do for whatever reason.

He gets tired of people asking the same questions 1,000 times one every one of this videos. People get butthurt just because he tells them to find the answer themselves. Stop being lazy, it's that simple.

At least he's honest. If you ask him about specific guru, he won't bullshit like other gurus. Like I said, I like him and idgaf.

Anonymous said...

holy shit kimitoxxxic is so bad at make up. she makes kai look decent.

Anonymous said...

@9:10

agree

Anonymous said...

joshs real name is alejandro. just thought i'd clear that up.

Anonymous said...

mama wilcher brings the lulz

Anonymous said...

is the sound any better in josh's room yet?

Anonymous said...

whats mama wilcher the wino up to now?

Anonymous said...

@9:26 #1 it's still cutting out for me

Anonymous said...

he's been off for 10 minutes now.

Anonymous said...

Kandee posted a new video

Anonymous said...

Does anyone else find it weird that makeupbyleinababy always has slow songs playing in the background of her videos?

Anonymous said...

Macbarbie07 copied Michelles videos down to the music and everything. Someone has SERIOUS identity issues.

Anonymous said...

youtube needs to shut down the whole beauty community, period.

Anonymous said...

haha "Kalel's" birthday's coming up- remember when she was saying she and elizabeth were going to go to LA together to celebrate

Anonymous said...

yeah are kalel and elizablair not bffs anymore?

Anonymous said...

@9:50 i thought blairizabeth decided to go to NY for her birthday? i dont get why blairizabeth is even doing that, it wouldnt even be fun to be in another city if you're not of legal drinking age..what she is gonna do, go to chuckee cheese?

but knowing elizablair she'll probably get a fake ID and get drunk as hell

Anonymous said...

9:52 This was decided (in Kalel's head maybe) way back when when "Kalel" and Lizzy were Bff's (again, in Kalel's mind). Like last year, I want to say Nov/Dec

Anonymous said...

Lol, I can see it now.

Bartender: Sorry miss, you're not 21.
Lizzy: DON'T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!? I'M BLAIR!!
Bartender: ...
Lizzy: JUICYSTAR07!
Bartender: ...
Lizzy: FROM YOUTUBE!!
Bartender: ...

Anonymous said...

9:49 I wish youtube would just shut down the beauty community too, because it's nothing but a bunch of fake bitches ripping people off. But youtube will never do that because they make google ad revenue.

Anonymous said...

10:03 LOL!

I can also imagine Ellen trying to desperately flirt with the bartender and failing miserably.

"Sorry mam, I don't date woman over the age of 30"

Anonymous said...

Youtube just isn't the same as what it used to be. I find myself unsubscribing from people more and more now.

Anonymous said...

Sooo faffinette is including FTC info now. What a coincidence!

Anonymous said...

@10:23 do you think she saw this page? lol

Anonymous said...

10:13 lol, Ikr? ellen looks about the same age as kandee does.

Anonymous said...

Fafinette would be stupid to not do the disclaimer for Sunlabs, considering a bunch of other YouTubers (I refuse to call them gurus) are getting the same product for free and possibly even paid to do a vid about it. I'm glad she couldn't leave it out for long!

Anonymous said...

michelles liner is so terrible in her newest video. :|

Anonymous said...

Oh joy TiffanyD has the internet at her new house. Get ready for more sigma and bragging!

Anonymous said...

IT'S ABOUT TIME! I don't know why she thought she was above the FTC. If everyone else has to, you do too bitch.

Anonymous said...

Michelle has made $10,000+ on single videos. Her contract with Lancome is supposedly worth $2 million.

Anonymous said...

i wouldnt be surprised.her lady gaga tutorial video only has like 7 million views, right?

and if its true that they make a penny for every view..then dayyyymmnnnn !

Anonymous said...

http://i40.tinypic.com/x5ccgp.jpg

Michelle is so plain looking, but she cakes on the makeup and puts in contacts and ~transforms~ herself into a semi-attractive white-looking girl.

I also think she hides her puffy cheeks by doing that weird smile/grin thing.

Anonymous said...

Michelle's gaga video is her most watched one and it has 14,000,000+ views now. IF the rumor that partners make $2.50/2500 views (a penny a view), she made $14,000 from that video alone. And making a penny a view is reasonable so it prob is true.

Anonymous said...

@10:50 ew, she looks fugly in both pictures lol

Anonymous said...

Michelle has makeup on one of her contacts at the end and she should wait to do her tutorials until AFTER she's had her eyebrows waxed.

Anonymous said...

if anyone walked down the street looking like that with glasses i would laugh at them

Anonymous said...

is phanny using a fake background?

Anonymous said...

@11:09 i havent seen her latest video but doesnt she always use her PS3 wallpaper as a background?

Anonymous said...

11:09 - I think she filmed in front of her TV with that picture one is :S in the beginning when you see her couch you can see the corner of the TV and it has the background on it

Anonymous said...

"ok, i went to high school with "Elle". Her name really is Lisa Fowler. We were in colorguard in high school. She is from Kingsport, Tennessee. We actually were in the same graduating class and she has always been stuck up even though she has no reason to be. When i found her videos on youtube i thought it was awesome so i subscribed but on one of them i commented on i said that her name was lisa and ever since then she has blocked me from subscribing. This is what she does to people that out her. Shes never gonna sue anyone, she may be rich but shes not that rich. Her mommy and daddy are not going to bail her out if she wants to sue someone because they know her real name. I cant say much about Elizabeth because I dont know her personally. I just know Lisa and that...well for lack of a better words shes a bitch. Shes always thought that she was too good for everyone."

someone wrote this on the other blog about the blonde.

Anonymous said...

oh well i don't watch her videos that often so i didn't know. haha.

i was so confused for a while.
i just don't get why she is so popular. she is nothing special.

Anonymous said...

@ 11:21

if that girl went to hs with her she should like upload pics of lisa from the yearbook
i'd love to see what she looked like back then ahha

Anonymous said...

I want to fuck blair

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Anonymous said...

kalel mentioned blair in numerous videos including her faq saying blair is one of the only people she watches on youtube since they are friends and there were other vids too i cant remember which one that kalel had to mention blair

and numerous times on youstream kalel was talking about how her and blair and friends and "blairs texted me earlier" "blair and i are going to la for my 21st bday"

hehehe and blair never ever mentioned kalel once in any video or blogtv or anything

Anonymous said...

i wish i could just fast forward time and see where all these youtubers will end up once this whole youtube beauty community fad ends

Anonymous said...

Kalel: Doing porn and will be on future episodes of Celeb Rehab.

Ellen: Crazy cat lady.

Kai: Still at home and making videos when she's 40.

Kandee: Locked away for losing her damn mind.

Michelle: Selling her shitty cosmetics at a MALL KIOSK.

Anonymous said...

can someone help me and tell me how i can make a website and have it working for free?
i dont know alot about html

i just remember awhile back people were laughing at kalel for paying for that website and said she could have got a free one.

how can i have a free one?

Anonymous said...

New postttttt

Anonymous said...

11:52 what about blair? lol everyone always leaves her out

Anonymous said...

i wonder how much money kandee made in total if she made over 7 grand in just a few days i cant imagine how much she made after a month of having that donate button up

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Anonymous said...

i hate kai. let's stop talking about kai.

Anonymous said...

what does ikr mean?

Anonymous said...

ikr = I know, right?

Chantilliscious said...

Canada doesnt have to post the FTC

Gemma said...

This is why when I do a review, I always try to remember to disclose in the video itself if I have been sent something for free rather than just adding it into the sidebar. People ask in the comments anyway, even if you post it in the sidebar so that way its clearer.

In my opinion, that should be the rule, anyone can go and edit their sidebar at any time, it should be mandatory to add a slide to the video or actually speak the words. It still baffles me how many times you see arguments between subscribers in some of the bigger youtubers comments over whether or not they were paid, even when its disclosed right there in the sidebar. I also think the use of the word 'compensated' genuinely throws a lot of younger viewers off.

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Anonymous said...

elle or whoever she is, that "guru" censors all negative comments. whatever happened to freedom of expression!

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