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Oct 22

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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…

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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.

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Sep 15

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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…

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Aug 25

What to know about the effort by federal regulators to block a Kroger and Albertsons merger

By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons say their planned merger will help them compete against rivals like Costco, while antitrust regulators from the Federal Trade Commission say the merger would eliminate competition and raise grocery prices at a time of high food price inflation.

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Aug 20

FTC effort to ban noncompete agreements for employees rejected by federal judge in Texas

By Alex Veiga, Associated Press

In a ruling Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Ada Brown granted a motion for summary judgement filed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other plaintiffs, and rejected the FTC's own petition for a judgement in its favor.

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Jul 16

Experts warn of scammers on Amazon Prime Day

By Associated Press

The Better Business Bureau advises consumers to watch out for lookalike websites, too-good-to-be-true social media ads, and unsolicited emails or calls.

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Apr 27

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What to know about the FTC’s crackdown on noncompete agreements by employers

By John Yang, Andrew Corkery

The Federal Trade Commission estimates that about 1 in 5 American workers are restricted by so-called noncompete agreements with their employers. The agency voted this week to bar companies from using such clauses to keep employees from taking a new…

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Apr 23

‘Noncompete’ agreements would be barred for most employees under this new rule

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

According to the FTC, 30 million people — roughly one in five workers — are now subject to such restrictions.

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Mar 27

TikTok faces FTC investigation over data and security practices, AP reports

By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

A source told the AP that the FTC has been looking into whether TikTok violated a portion of federal law that prohibits "unfair and deceptive" business practices by denying individuals in China had access to U.S. user data…

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Jan 25

FTC launches antitrust inquiry into artificial intelligence deals by tech giants

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Lina Khan, chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, in opening remarks at a Thursday AI forum, said the agency is "scrutinizing whether these ties enable dominant firms to exert undue influence or gain privileged access in ways that could…

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