India, July 30 -- Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (HIMS) is being sued by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), along with Los Angeles County and the state of Utah. Regulators allege the telehealth company shared users' sensitive health information with online advertising platforms and used deceptive billing and subscription tactics.
The complaint says Hims & Hers shared customer health data with advertising companies including Meta Platforms and Snap even though it told users their information would stay private. The FTC also claims the company charged customers for prescriptions before they spoke with a healthcare provider and made subscription cancellations harder than necessary.
Hims & Hers denies the allegations, calling them baseless an...