Facebook’s Messenger Kids app fails approved contact promise. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed new restrictions to prevent Meta from circulating data from minors, alleging that the company’s…
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FTC Permanently Bans Firms from Debt Relief After Scams
The defendants who defrauded credit card debtors must surrender assets. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) successfully sued operators of a credit card debt relief scheme that was located…
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President’s Administration Warns Financial Firms of AI Risks
Decisions made with data sets can lead to more discrimination, not less The heads of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, and the…
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FTC Issues Letters on Eyeglass Rule
Prescribers must provide prescriptions must be provided to patients. The Federal Trade Commission has issued cease and desist letters to thirty-seven eyeglass prescribers, including ophthalmologist and optometrists, alerting…
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FTC Takes Steps to Curb Foreign-Based Robocalls
“Project Point of No Entry” addresses internet service providers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new effort, called Project Point of No Entry, to stop illegal spam…
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FTC and DOJ Host Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Workshop
Officials hold a roundtable discussion about competition policy and agency organization. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a two-day workshop last week…
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FTC Finds Mastercard Violated Durbin Amendment
Order submitted to stop the company’s block of competing processing networks. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has found Mastercard’s online business practices to be a violation of the…
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FTC Rule Would Ban Labor Non-Compete Clauses
The agency calls the practice exploitative. The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule that would eliminate non-compete clauses from labor contracts. This would permit employees to work…
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FTC Fines Fortnite Maker for Privacy Violations
Epic Games opts to pay $520 million fine to settle allegations. Epic Games, the company behind the popular video game “Fortnite”, agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission…
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Federal Trade Commission Investigating Crypto Firms
Officials looking into allegations of deceptive conduct. The Federal Trade Commission said they have opened investigations into unspecified cryptocurrency firms over allegations of “possible misconduct.” The commission has received…
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