AI Companion App Replika Faces FTC Complaint
The chatbot, which offers romantic companionship, has been hit with an FTC complaint from tech ethics organizations ...
FTC Workers Frustrated With Lina Khan After Union Deal Fizzles
Employees hoped for a long-term contract as Trump prepares a crackdown on federal unions and remote work. They got a ...
Exclusive: FTC chairman says COVID is long over, get back to the office
The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission on Friday acknowledged staff anxiety over returning to full-time in the office ...
FTC Chair Ferguson wins first vote over Trump's DEI purge
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson gained broad authority to purge diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ...
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FTC Finalizes Long-Awaited Child Online Privacy Rule Amendments
On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalized amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule (Final ...
Biden’s FTC launched last-minute Uber, Lyft probe over alleged collusion in stiffing NYC drivers
The Federal Trade Commission reportedly launched a last-minute probe into whether Uber and Lyft illegally colluded to keep ...
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Retailers Beware: The FTC Fines GOAT for Overpromising and Underdelivering
The FTC recently announced a penalty against online sneaker retailer GOAT for failing to honor its “Instant” and “Next Day” ...
New FTC Chair Fighting DEI, Cuts Off Public Comments on Surveillance Pricing
Per Bedoya’s statement, in which he described Ferguson as “uninterested in the challenges that regular human beings face,” he ...
Who is Lina Khan, the outgoing FTC chair who took on Silicon Valley? The Biden-appointee challenged Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta during her t…
Lina Khan, the outgoing chair of the Federal Trade Commission, was appointed by US President Joe Biden to lead the antitrust ...
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U.S. Court Dumps FTC Rules To Ban Car Dealer Junk Fees, Bait-And-Switch Tactics
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has dumped an FTC rule, the Combating Auto Retail Scams, or CARS, rule, protecting against car dealer fees and bait-and-switch.
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New Federal Children's Privacy Requirements Are Not Child's Play: FTC Amends COPPA Rule, Imposing New Obligations on Child-Directed Services
Companies that may have child users, or whose competitors have child users, take note. On January 16, 2025, the Federal Trade ...
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FTC shares tips to prevent identity theft
It’s Identity Theft Awareness Week and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says identity theft can happen to anyone and can ...