The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has fined home services marketplace HomeAdvisor up to $7.2 million for its use of deceptive and misleading tactics in selling home improvement project leads to service providers, including small businesses operating in the gig economy. The fine is the first gig work-related penalty following the FTC's fall 2022 announcement that [...] The FTC fines HomeAdvisor up to $7.2M for lying about lead quality and other matters by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch