Are the English words "pyramid selling" and "direct selling" the same?

Direct selling: direct selling or direct selling.

Examples (there are differences in individual places):

Direct selling price (direct selling price)

Direct response advertising (direct telephone advertising)

Direct distributor (direct distributor)

MLM: MLM; multi level marketing

The government of China took prompt action to ban pyramid selling.

(The China government soon banned pyramid schemes.)

It means that the development personnel of the organizer or operator calculate and pay remuneration to the developed personnel on the basis of the number of directly or indirectly developed personnel or sales performance, or require the developed personnel to obtain the qualification to join on the condition of paying a certain fee, so as to obtain benefits.

1April 2, 9981day, the government of China announced a total ban on pyramid selling.

1May 25, 998 Since the promulgation of the Regulations on the Administration of Direct Selling on August 23, 2005, the opening of the direct selling industry by the China government has been steadily promoted.

According to the definition of the World Direct Selling Alliance, direct selling means that manufacturers sell goods and services directly, and direct sellers bypass the traditional wholesalers or retail channels and directly accept customers' orders.

Direct selling refers to the distribution mode in which direct selling enterprises recruit direct sellers, who sell products directly to the final consumers (hereinafter referred to as consumers) outside the fixed business premises.