For libraries, advocates, and journalists
Linking to this resource
If you help people who were pitched or who already joined an MLM — as a librarian, a consumer-protection worker, a financial-literacy educator, a journalist, a counselor, or a family member — you are welcome to point them here or link to this site. No permission is needed.
What this is
- A free, non-commercial public-interest reference about MLM and income-opportunity disclosures.
- Plain-language pages that meet people at the moment they are deciding, with sources and review dates.
- Calm and non-accusatory. It does not call companies names; it shows the public record and the questions to ask.
What this is not
- No ads, no affiliate links, no sponsorships.
- No lead capture, no forms, no reader accounts, no story collection.
- No tracking pixels and no third-party analytics. We do not track who links to us or who clicks through.
- Not legal, financial, tax, or investment advice.
How it can help the people you serve
The pages are built for someone who is frightened or under pressure. Useful starting points to share:
- Someone pitched me an MLM. What should I do?
- Already joined? and I want to leave an MLM
- Someone I love is in an MLM (for worried family and friends)
- Income disclosure library (each company’s own published numbers)
- Expense worksheet and how to find a cancellation deadline
How the site is made
Pages use public records, company disclosures, and regulator materials, with sources and access dates. You can review the standards and the correction process directly:
- Methodology — how pages are researched and sourced.
- Project directive — the operating ethics standard.
- Corrections — how to request a correction.
- Updates — material corrections and meaningful site updates.
- About — what the project is and is not.
A description you are welcome to use
If it helps to have ready wording for a resource list or a story, you are free to use or adapt this:
Boring & Devastating is a free, non-commercial, plain-language reference about MLM income disclosures and the questions to ask before joining. It uses public records and company disclosures, carries no ads or tracking, and collects no reader data.
The page to link is https://boringanddevastating.com. We do not track links or clicks, so you can link, print, or share however works best for the people you help.