Economy Sep 25 Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime 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
Politics Sep 08 Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now Trump first moved to fire Rebecca Slaughter in the spring, but lower courts ordered her reinstated after she sued. 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
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
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