{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Comment","provider_url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment","author_name":"Lucy","author_url":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/author\/reesl\/","title":"Multi-level marketing has been likened to a legal pyramid scheme - the backlash against it is growing - Comment","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KW0zKqjh9K\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2019\/08\/08\/1059\/\">Multi-level marketing has been likened to a legal pyramid scheme &#8211; the backlash against it is growing<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/2019\/08\/08\/1059\/embed\/#?secret=KW0zKqjh9K\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Multi-level marketing has been likened to a legal pyramid scheme &#8211; the backlash against it is growing&#8221; &#8212; Comment\" data-secret=\"KW0zKqjh9K\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script nonce=\"eeea991bccbb2c90531fa5799ab9ecea\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/comment\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"M\u00e1ire O Sullivan, Edge Hill University There is a growing rumble of discontent against multi-level marketing (MLM) businesses. As well as a growing backlash from former MLM recruits, regulators are getting involved, too. Unfortunately, however, these businesses that have been likened to legal pyramid schemes are unlikely to disappear altogether. Multi-level marketing is the model [&hellip;]","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/images.theconversation.com\/files\/278111\/original\/file-20190605-40706-hygc3m.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&amp;q=45&amp;auto=format&amp;w=754&amp;fit=clip"}