The FTC wants to make it harder to publish fake product reviews
The Federal Trade Commission proposed Friday a rule to rein in marketers who use fake reviews of products, and signaled the commission's plans to use "all available means" to target such deceptive advertising.
2023-07-02 05:15
Publishers Clearing House settles with US for $18.5 million for misleading consumers
WASHINGTON Publishers Clearing House (PCH), which offers sweepstakes where people can win thousands of dollars per week for
2023-06-26 23:56
Tech companies including Google gripe about unfair cloud practices
(Reuters) -Technology trade groups as well as Alphabet's Google have griped to the Federal Trade Commission about allegedly unfair business
2023-06-22 08:25
FTC sues Amazon, alleging it tricked consumers into signing up for Prime
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging that the e-commerce giant has tricked millions of consumers into signing up for its Amazon Prime subscription service through deceptive user interface designs.
2023-06-21 22:47
US FTC asks court to block Microsoft acquisition of Activision
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Federal Trade Commission asked a court to temporarily block Microsoft Corp's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
2023-06-13 12:55
FTC to seek federal court order temporarily blocking Microsoft-Activision deal
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to prevent Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard from closing their $69 billion merger.
2023-06-13 05:28
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle charges it collected children's information
WASHINGTON Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges that the tech company illegally
2023-06-06 07:22
Childhood Leukemia Foundation sues US FTC to stop deception probe
WASHINGTON The Childhood Leukemia Foundation (CLF) filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday,
2023-06-03 03:21
FTC chair Khan accused of 'abuse of power' in new US House probe
WASHINGTON The House Oversight Committee's Chairman James Comer opened a probe Thursday into U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair
2023-06-02 01:20
Amazon's Ring to pay $5.8 million to settle FTC privacy lawsuit
Amazon's smart doorbell company, Ring, has agreed to settle a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission alleging that it had "unreasonable" data security and privacy practices, according to a Wednesday filing in the US District Court for Washington D.C.
2023-06-01 03:26
FTC investigates what caused America's baby formula shortages
The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into the protracted shortages of baby formula in the United States that left store shelves bare of the essential product for several months and created widespread anxiety among parents and caregivers.
2023-05-24 21:48
No way to police all cryptocurrency fraud, CFTC commissioner says
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK A top U.S. regulator said on Tuesday there is no way to police
2023-05-24 16:54