Politics Sep 08 Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Nation Jul 09 ‘Click-to-cancel’ rule to make canceling subscriptions easier blocked by court 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. By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Nation Apr 15 Mark Zuckerberg takes the stand in historic antitrust trial that could force breakup of Meta 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. By Brian Witte, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Nation Apr 14 Historic antitrust trial could force Meta to break off Instagram, WhatsApp 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. By Brian Witte, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Politics Mar 27 Watch 6:36 FTC commissioner fired by Trump says move threatens agency designed to protect consumers 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… By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris
Mar 18 Trump fires two Democratic FTC members By Associated Press The dismissal of the Federal Trade Commission members Tuesday potentially will allow President Donald Trump to fill their slots on the independent corporate regulator with officials more sympathetic to his administration. Continue reading
Dec 10 Trump names Andrew Ferguson to head the Federal Trade Commission By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Ferguson will replace Lina Khan, who became a lightning rod for Wall Street and Silicon Valley by blocking billions of dollars' worth of corporate acquisitions and suing Amazon and Meta while alleging anticompetitive behavior. Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 5:55 FTC’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule would make it easier to end subscriptions By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas A proposed rule from the Federal Trade Commission aims to let consumers easily cancel unwanted subscriptions. It would require getting out of those plans to be as easy as it was getting in. But many businesses argue the move is… Continue watching
Oct 16 FTC adopts ‘click-to-cancel’ rule making it easier to get rid of unwanted subscriptions By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The rule will prohibit retailers and other businesses from misleading people about subscriptions and require them to obtain consumers’ consent before charging for memberships, auto-renewals and programs linked to free trial offers. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 6:08 Why federal regulators want to stop grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons from merging By Lisa Desjardins, Lorna Baldwin, Andrew Corkery, Gerard Edic What could be the largest grocery store merger in U.S. history is at a do-or-die point, with closing arguments this week in a lawsuit filed by the FTC to stop Kroger’s nearly $25 billion purchase of Albertsons. The companies say… Continue watching