Nation Aug 19 FTC proposal would require retailers to be transparent about personalized pricing By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press
Politics May 26 WATCH: Vance hosts anti-fraud roundtable with FTC chair and state attorneys general Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson announced during the roundtable that the Department of Justice has created a new National Fraud Enforcement division. By Associated Press
Economy Sep 25 Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission which said the online giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships. By Sally Ho, Associated Press
Politics Sep 22 Supreme Court will weigh expanding Trump's power to shape independent agencies The high court agreed Monday to quickly hear arguments in a case over the firing of members of the Federal Trade Commission and two other boards. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Nation Sep 18 FTC sues Ticketmaster, saying it uses illegal tactics to make fans pay more for live events The Federal Trade Commission said Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, have deceived artists and consumers by advertising lower ticket prices than what consumers must pay and falsely claiming to impose strict limits on the number of tickets consumers can… By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press
Sep 08 Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Trump first moved to fire Rebecca Slaughter in the spring, but lower courts ordered her reinstated after she sued. Continue reading
Jul 09 'Click-to-cancel' rule to make canceling subscriptions easier blocked by court By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to cancel unwanted subscriptions and memberships, has been blocked by a court days before it was set to go into effect. Continue reading
Apr 15 Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in historic antitrust trial that could force breakup of Meta By Brian Witte, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The trial could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses. Continue reading
Apr 14 Historic antitrust trial could force Meta to break off Instagram, WhatsApp By Brian Witte, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press A historic antitrust trial began Monday for Meta Platforms Inc. in a case that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:36 FTC commissioner fired by Trump says move threatens agency designed to protect consumers By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Two Democratic commissioners of the Federal Trade Commission sued the Trump administration after being fired before their terms expired. The independent agency, designed to be bipartisan, protects consumers and enforces antitrust laws. The White House defended the move but Democrats… Continue watching