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FTC lawsuit against Hims & Hers

Overview

In late July 2026, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, alongside the attorneys general of California, Utah, and Los Angeles County, filed a lawsuit against telehealth provider Hims & Hers Health. The complaint alleged that the company used tracking technologies and customer lists to share sensitive health information with online advertisers Meta Platforms and Snap without consent, violating privacy promises. The company denied the allegations, calling the suit “baseless” and stating it would defend itself vigorously.

Regulators also accused the firm of deceptive billing and false advertising. Specific allegations included charging for prescriptions before medical consultations, using misleading language such as “Pay $0 today” while burying terms in small print, and enrolling users in recurring subscriptions through unclear mechanisms. FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection director Christopher Mufarrige described the practices as “troubling,” noting that consumers were unknowingly locked into subscriptions and had faced difficult multi-step cancellation processes.

By August 2026, Hims & Hers reported second-quarter revenue of approximately $753 million, a 38% year-over-year increase that exceeded market expectations. However, the company reported a net loss of $0.37 per share, wider than anticipated, attributed to aggressive expansion and branded GLP-1 drugs. While the company raised its full-year revenue guidance, its stock faced downward pressure due to the “new legal overhang” created by the FTC lawsuit.

On August 18, 2026, CEO Andrew Dudum publicly rejected the FTC allegations, characterizing the legal action as a “misunderstanding of how the company is modernizing healthcare through a digital ecosystem.” Dudum defended the business model as a necessary disruption of traditional healthcare and suggested the FTC might be prioritizing headlines over reaching a genuine settlement.

Entities

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. · Federal Trade Commission · Snap Inc. · Andrew Dudum · Meta Platforms, Inc.

Timeline

  1. 7 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Hims & Hers CEO rejects FTC allegations regarding health data privacy

    Hims & Hers CEO Andrew Dudum has dismissed an FTC lawsuit alleging the company shared sensitive health data with advertisers without consent, calling the claims a misunderstanding of digital healthcare.

  2. 15 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 10 sources
    Hims & Hers Health reports Q2 revenue growth amid margin pressure

    Hims & Hers Health reported $753 million in Q2 revenue, up 38%, but shares fell as costs from weight-loss drug expansion and an FTC lawsuit pressured profit margins.

  3. 24 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    FTC sues Hims & Hers over health data sharing and deceptive subscription practices

    The FTC and California and Utah sued Hims & Hers for sharing patients' health data with Meta and Snap and for deceptive subscription practices and false advertising.

  4. 27 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 29 sources
    FTC Sues Hims & Hers Over Health Data Sharing and Billing Practices

    The FTC, with Los Angeles County, Utah and California, sued Hims & Hers for sharing health data with Meta and Snap and for charging patients before consultations and making cancellations hard, causing a 10‑13%股

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This summary has been updated 3 times: see revision history