26 stories tagged ftc, newest first.
18 points by plc | 10 comments
An Auravision brief on a Northeastern University and Consumer Reports study finding nearly all automakers share driver data like GPS and driving behavior with third parties.
188 points by dgellow | 131 comments
CNBC news article reporting that the FTC has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over potential dangers posed by their products.
1333 points by djoldman | 284 comments
AP News article reporting that an FTC settlement will give John Deere equipment owners the right to repair their own machinery.
434 points by whiteboardr | 89 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that the FTC says OkCupid shared 3 million user photos with a facial recognition firm, and that OkCupid and Match settled without a fine.
473 points by connor11528 | 115 comments
Matt Stoller's BIG newsletter post on an unsealed FTC complaint alleging Pepsi and Walmart colluded so shoppers paid higher food prices everywhere except Walmart.
411 points by bingden | 411 comments
TechCrunch article on former FTC chair Lina Khan citing Figma's IPO as proof that regulatory scrutiny of the blocked Adobe acquisition was justified.
517 points by gausswho | 479 comments
Ars Technica article reporting that a US appeals court vacated the FTC's click-to-cancel rule, finding the agency failed to follow required rulemaking procedures.
468 points by FinnLobsien | 801 comments
New Yorker column by Kyle Chayka on Mark Zuckerberg's testimony at Meta's antitrust trial arguing that social media platforms are no longer what they used to be.
373 points by pinewurst | 219 comments
FTC press release announcing action against Uber for enrolling consumers in its Uber One subscription without consent and making cancellation difficult.
411 points by c420 | 302 comments
Axios Pro article reporting on the start of the FTC's antitrust trial against Meta in federal court.
511 points by LordAtlas | 505 comments
CNBC/Reuters news article reporting that the FTC finalized a rule banning hidden junk fees in hotel and event ticket pricing.
553 points by indus | 311 comments
AP news article on ABC News reporting that the FTC's federal rule banning fake online reviews has taken effect.
493 points by rntn | 204 comments
Gizmodo news article reporting that federal regulators are taking action against John Deere over right-to-repair restrictions on its equipment.
1625 points by pseudolus | 719 comments
FTC press release announcing its final "click-to-cancel" rule requiring that recurring subscriptions and memberships be easy for consumers to cancel.
421 points by christhecaribou | 191 comments
Reuters news article reporting that the US antitrust lawsuit against Amazon will proceed; the captured page shows a captcha challenge instead of the article.
464 points by nabla9 | 293 comments
FTC press release announcing a staff report finding that large social media and video streaming companies engaged in vast surveillance of users with lax privacy controls.
411 points by lg_rocket | 167 comments
Techdirt article on a coalition including Consumer Reports and iFixit urging the FTC to act against companies that degrade hardware via software updates or paywalls.
368 points by speckx | 173 comments
AP News article on US government efforts, led by the FTC and FCC, to make cancelling subscriptions and unsubscribing easier for consumers.
2457 points by ChrisArchitect | 797 comments
FTC press release announcing a lawsuit against Adobe and two executives for hiding early termination fees and making software subscriptions hard to cancel.
725 points by nabla9 | 480 comments
FTC Business Blog post from March 2024 warning that using pricing algorithms to coordinate prices is still illegal price fixing.
774 points by fairytalemtg | 218 comments
CNN Business article reporting that the FTC banned Intuit's TurboTax from advertising services as 'free', calling the ads deceptive.
637 points by PaulHoule | 569 comments
Matt Stoller's BIG newsletter post on the FTC and 17 states' antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Amazon over practices that stop merchants from discounting elsewhere.
1079 points by marcopolis | 797 comments
FTC press release announcing its lawsuit against Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly power through anticompetitive conduct.
596 points by isaacfrond | 270 comments
Business Insider premium article on how Disney, Netflix, and other streamers are opposing the FTC's proposed 'click to cancel' subscription rule.
534 points by rrauenza | 223 comments
Washington Post Help Desk article on proposed FTC rules that would make fake online reviews illegal and subject to large fines.
464 points by isaacfrond | 265 comments
Ars Technica article on the FTC alleging Facebook violated its 2020 privacy order and proposing a ban on Meta monetizing data from minors.