US appeals court orders revised penalty in FTC ‘Do Not Call’ case
A U.S. appeals court has thrown out a nearly $29 million penalty won by the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit that ...
Zulily’s Antitrust Suit Against Amazon Gets Green Light from Judge
Washington state Judge John Chun upheld much of e-commerce competitor Zulily's complaint against Amazon's anticompetitive ...
FTC orders AI accessibility startup accessiBe to pay $1M for misleading advertising
The FTC has ordered accessibility startup accessiBe to pay $1 million over allegations of false advertising and misleading ...
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Can Fairness Fix the US Economy?
Last month, the FTC revived a long-dormant anti-monopoly law to take on the nation’s largest wine and spirits distributor.
What will antitrust enforcement look like under Trump 2.0?
Though Trump's nominee for FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is expected to narrow the agency's regulatory power, relaxed oversight ...
Some student data compromised in Rutherford County Schools data breach
Rutherford County Schools announced files pertaining to certain employees were obtained in a hack, but the district has since ...
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I’m 44 and have benefited from a big mistake: Someone opened a mortgage in my name 10 years ago and has given my credit score a boost with timely payments. I fe…
In 2023, the average U.S. credit score was 715, according to Experian. But falling behind on mortgage payments could s ...
Little partisan difference among commissioners in FTC enforcement
Members appointed by Republican and Democratic presidents tend to agree when the agency should file a complaint against a ...
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FTC Merger Enforcement Shows Bipartisan Trends Under Different Presidential Administrations
US election cycle underscored the strong and varied views of the American electorate. However, there is at least one federal ...
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Software provider fined $1 million for claiming it could make websites more accessible
The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider accessiBe to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it ...
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FTC and Illinois AG Settle Matter Against Grubhub for $140M
On December 17, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul settled their lawsuit ...
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National Science Foundation-backed Sitejabber banned from misleading reviews, FTC says
Sitejabber, an "AI-enabled reviews platform" developed with a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation has been banned from providing misleading ...