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 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
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
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
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
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… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 6:02 Antitrust lawsuit accuses Amazon of harming consumers and small businesses By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states brought a sweeping lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of violating antitrust laws. It’s the federal government’s latest suit aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech. The FTC and states allege Amazon illegally… Continue watching
Jun 22 Microsoft heads to court over $69 billion deal that could reshape video gaming By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The battle will pit Microsoft's ambition to expand its video game imprint beyond its Xbox console against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's bid to block a deal that it contends will stifle competition and innovation to the detriment of consumers. Continue reading