Lumosity must pay $2 million for misleading advertising

Wisconsin Reading Coalition:

Lumosity, the heavily advertised “brain training” program, will pay $2 million to settle deceptive advertising charges brought by the Bureau of Consumer Protection of the Federal Trade Commission. The company must notify subscribers of their right to cancel their subscriptions.

The FTC Press Release

Oher commentary:
​http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/brain-training-lumosity-does-it-really-work

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/lumosity-ftc-1.3390544

http://gizmodo.com/lumosity-brain-games-are-bullshit-1649901132