TikTok Is in Some Minority Report-Style Legal Trouble
Image: QubixStudio (Shutterstock) Just months away from being banned in the U.S., the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) appears to be putting some salt in TikTok’s wound. The agency has issued…
FTC Bans Non-Compete Clauses for All Companies Nationwide
Non-compete clauses are a thing of the past thanks to a new ruling from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Meta’s Apparent Firing Goof Off English The FTC issued a rule…
Feds Say Activision Layoffs Violate Promises Microsoft Made in Merger Deal
Image: Jaap Arriens (Getty Images) The Federal Trade Commission isn’t happy with the outcome of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, telling a court on Wednesday that Microsoft’s recent…
Meta Sues FTC, Says it Has No Constitutional Right to Stop Facebook From Profiting Off of Kids’ Data
Mark Zuckerberg’s company Meta has chaffed under a 2020 privacy settlement with the FTC, but the agency wants to keep the company from making any money from children’s data.Photo: David…
FTC Alleges Amazon Used a Price-Gouging Algorithm
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) Amazon faces allegations from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) of wielding price-gouging algorithms through an operation called “Project Nessie” according to court documents filed Thursday.…
FTC Plans to Add Child Psychologists to Address Internet’s Impact on Kid’s Mental Health
Image: SB Arts Media (Shutterstock) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will look to add child psychologists to its staff to advise its efforts on regulating the internet. Democratic Commissioner Alvaro…
FTC Proposes New Rule to Shed Light on Concert Ticket Junk Fees
From Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to Airbnbs in an expensive city, junk fees are everywhere and ruining our attempts to have fun. The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new…
The Big One: FTC Sues Amazon for Operating Illegal Monopoly
Federal Trade Commissioner Lina Khan is finally entering the ring with Amazon, her oldest antitrust nemesis. The agency, along with 17 other state attorneys general, is officially suing Jezz Bezos’s…
Fortnite Settlement Means You Can Now Get a Refund for Your Unwanted Purchases
Fortnite will pay out millions of users as part of a settlement it reached with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), it announced on Tuesday. The FTC claimed Fortnite’s parent…
FTC Says Microsoft Leaked Its Own Xbox Plans
Microsoft’s future plans for its Xbox gaming platform were exposed in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) legal filings on Monday evening. The FTC claimed on Tuesday that it is not…