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- FTC says BetterHelp pushed people into handing over health information https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/03/ftc-says-online-counseling-service-betterhelp-pushed-people-handing-over-health-information-broke 2 comments
- FTC acts against private equity firm’s acquisition of veterinary clinics https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/06/ftc-acts-protect-pet-owners-private-equity-firms-anticompetitive-acquisition-veterinary-services 279 comments
- Disputing the Dogmas of Surveillance Advertising (2021) [pdf] https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/1597050/commissioner_slaughter_national_advertising_division_10-1-2021_keynote_address.pdf 41 comments
- FTC fines Twitter $150M for using 2FA phone numbers for ad targeting https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/05/twitter-pay-150-million-penalty-allegedly-breaking-its-privacy-promises-again 325 comments
- Nvidia’s formal response to FTC blocking Arm acquisition[pdf] https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/d09404_-_answer_and_defenses_of_respondentsv_nvidia_corporationsoftbank_group_corp._and_arm_ltd.pdf 2 comments
- What Vizio was doing behind the TV screen https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2017/02/what-vizio-was-doing-behind-tv-screen 333 comments
- VIZIO to Pay $2.2M to FTC https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2017/02/vizio-pay-22-million-ftc-state-new-jersey-settle-charges-it 138 comments
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- Your mobile phone account could be hijacked by an identity thief https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/techftc/2016/06/your-mobile-phone-account-could-be-hijacked-identity-thief 3 comments security
- FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/ftc-announces-rule-banning-noncompetes 1 comment politics
- Dear Dell - You Are Violating Federal Law https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business 90 comments sysadmin
- FTC Takes Total Wine to Federal Court to Enforce Compliance with Antitrust Civil Investigative Demand https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/10/ftc-takes-total-wine-federal-court-enforce-compliance-antitrust-civil-investigative-demand 7 comments politics
- FTC Seeks to Block Microsoft Corp.’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/ftc-seeks-block-microsoft-corps-acquisition-activision-blizzard-inc 69 comments politics
- FTC Report Shows Rise in Sophisticated Dark Patterns Designed to Trick and Trap Consumers https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/09/ftc-report-shows-rise-sophisticated-dark-patterns-designed-trick-trap-consumers 9 comments technology
- Thinking about doing something about TurboTax spam https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/can-spam-act-compliance-guide-business 6 comments sysadmin
- US FTC sues to prevent NVIDIA from $40B ARM merger citing anti-trust & national security concerns https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/12/ftc-sues-block-40-billion-semiconductor-chip-merger 17 comments linux
- FTC Sues to Block $40 Billion Semiconductor Chip Merger https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/12/ftc-sues-block-40-billion-semiconductor-chip-merger 61 comments android
- FTC Returns Nearly $60 Million to Drivers Whose Tips Were Illegally Withheld by Amazon https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/11/ftc-returns-nearly-60-million-drivers-whose-tips-were-illegally 94 comments technews
- FTC Staff Report Finds Many Internet Service Providers Collect Troves of Personal Data, Users Have Few Options to Restrict Use https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-staff-report-finds-many-internet-service-providers-collect 4 comments stallmanwasright
- FTC Targets False Claims by For-Profit Colleges https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/10/ftc-targets-false-claims-profit-colleges 8 comments politics
- FTC Alleges Facebook Resorted to Illegal Buy-or-Bury Scheme to Crush Competition After String of Failed Attempts to Innovate: Agency’s amended complaint details how the monopolist survived existential threats by illegally acquiring innovative competitors and burying successful app developers https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/08/ftc-alleges-facebook-resorted-illegal-buy-or-bury-scheme-crush 7 comments technology
- FTC Charges Broadcom with Illegal Monopolization and Orders the Semiconductor Supplier to Cease its Anticompetitive Conduct https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/07/ftc-charges-broadcom-illegal-monopolization-orders-semiconductor 49 comments hardware
- Cryptocurrency buzz drives record investment scam losses https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/data-spotlight/2021/05/cryptocurrency-buzz-drives-record-investment-scam-losses 7 comments cryptocurrency
- FTC: Spike in Crypto Related Investment Scams https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/05/ftc-data-shows-huge-spike-cryptocurrency-investment-scams 8 comments cryptocurrency
- FTC Report to Congress Examines Anti-Competitive Repair Restrictions, Recommends Ways to Expand Consumers’ Repair Options https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/05/ftc-report-congress-examines-anti-competitive-repair-restrictions 13 comments apple
- Amazon to pay back $61.7 million in withheld driver's tips in FTC settlement https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/02/amazon-pay-617-million-settle-ftc-charges-it-withheld-some 10 comments economy
- FTC Issues Orders to Nine Social Media and Video Streaming Services Seeking Data About How They Collect, Use, and Present Information https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2020/12/ftc-issues-orders-nine-social-media-video-streaming-services 27 comments moderatepolitics
- FTC Sues Owner of Online Dating Service Match.com for Using Fake Love Interest Ads To Trick Consumers into Paying for a Match.com Subscription https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/09/ftc-sues-owner-online-dating-service-matchcom-using-fake-love 34 comments technology
- Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/09/google-youtube-will-pay-record-170-million-alleged-violations 4 comments technology
- Equifax settles with the gov’t (feds and states) for exposing our most sensitive financial data. Pays less than $5 per person exposed. Pathetic. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/07/equifax-pay-575-million-part-settlement-ftc-cfpb-states-related 138 comments privacy
- FTC, FCC outline agreement coordinate online consumer protection https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2017/12/ftc-fcc-outline-agreement-coordinate-online-consumer-protection 25 comments politics
- Trying to see into our $RAD savior Maureen Ohlhausen's head and found this from February. Interesting comments on divestitures in section 1.C https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/public_statements/1070813/ohlhausen_-_the_ftcs_path_ahead_2_criterion_j_on_innovation_31_2017.pdf 11 comments wallstreetbets
- FTC Challenges Proposed Merger of Staples, Inc. and Office Depot, Inc. Agency Charges Merger Would Harm Competition in U.S. Market for Consumable Office Supplies Sold to Large Businesses https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/12/ftc-challenges-proposed-merger-staples-inc-office-depot-inc 5 comments business
- FTC Awards $25,000 Top Cash Prize for Contest-Winning Mobile App That Blocks Illegal Robocalls https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/08/ftc-awards-25000-top-cash-prize-contest-winning-mobile-app-blocks 3 comments technology
- Cephalon agrees to pay $1.2 billion to resolve allegations it illegally blocked generic competition to Provigil through "pay-for-delay" arrangements. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/05/ftc-settlement-cephalon-pay-delay-case-ensures-12-billion-ill 3 comments law
- Major consumer fraud being revealed by FTC tomorrow at 12pm EDT https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/05/ftc-state-attorneys-general-announce-action-major-consumer-fraud 9 comments stocks
- FTC Charges DIRECTV with Deceptively Advertising the Cost of Its Satellite Television Service https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2015/03/ftc-charges-directv-deceptively-advertising-cost-its-satellite 4 comments law
- Google ordered to refund no less than $19M to people who made in-app purchases from the Play Store in case they were mistakenly purchased by a child. http://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/cases/140904googleplayorder.pdf 5 comments technology
- FTC accuses T-mobile of hitting users with bogus charges http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2014/07/ftc-alleges-t-mobile-crammed-bogus-charges-customers-phone-bills 65 comments technology
- Keep getting mail spam from Domain Registry of America (scam/domain slamming) http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2003/12/domainreg.shtm 4 comments webdev
- Time to repost? I started getting all kinds of text ads to my iPhone so I placed my number on "Do Not Call" list. Register here - very fast and simple. http://www.ftc.gov/donotcall 3 comments reddit.com