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Fired FTC commissioner warns of the ‘corrupting influence of billionaires’
President Donald Trump’s sudden and unlawful firing of the Federal Trade Commission’s two remaining Democrats will serve the tech billionaires…
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FTC Chair praises Justice Thomas for Black History Month in staff memo
Dear Colleagues, Last Friday, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation recognizing February 2025 as National Black History Month, and “call[ed]…
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The FTC orders Marriott and Starwood to beef up their data security
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday it finalized an order (pdf) requiring Marriott International and subsidiary Starwood Hotels to…
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Trump’s pick for FTC chair promises to go after ‘censorship’ from tech companies
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson to be the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson will take…
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Two data brokers banned from selling ‘sensitive’ location data by the FTC
Misrepresenting how it collects, maintains, uses, deletes or discloses consumers’ personal information, and the extent to which consumers’ location data…
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Microsoft accuses FTC of leaking news of its antitrust investigation
Microsoft is asking the inspector general at the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether agency management improperly leaked news of…
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FTC changes its telemarketing rules to cover growing ‘tech support scam’ calls
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), making it easier to protect consumers…
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Microsoft is being investigated by the FTC over antitrust concerns
Microsoft is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission in a wide-ranging antitrust probe, making it the fifth Big Tech…
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The FTC says spam call complaints are way down since 2021
Complaints about unwanted telemarketing calls have dropped for the third straight year, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday. Reports of…
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Meta Will Face Antitrust Trial Over Instagram, WhatsApp Acquisitions
Facebook owner Meta Platforms must face trial in a US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break-up over claims that…
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Meta must face FTC trial that could separate Instagram and WhatsApp
Meta must face the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit that accuses the company of dominating the social media industry through…
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Meta Pushes Back Against FTC Effort to Toughen Privacy Order
Meta Platforms rebuffed the Federal Trade Commission’s plans to modify a 2020 privacy settlement with the company, arguing that such…
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