The FTC wants to ban Meta from profiting from kids' dataThe agency says the company has failed to comply with a 2020 privacy order.By K. Holt, 05.04.2023
FTC warns tech companies against AI shenanigans that harm consumersThe commission will not be fooled by old scams leveraging new tech.By A. Tarantola, 05.02.2023
FTC fines supplement maker $600,000 for 'review hijacking' Amazon listingsThe Bountiful Company gamed a prominent Amazon feature to deceive consumers. By I. Bonifacic, 04.11.2023
OpenAI may have to halt ChatGPT releases following FTC complaintA nonprofit claims OpenAI is breaking the law with a 'biased, deceptive' AI model.By J. Fingas, 03.31.2023
FTC wants to make it easier for you to cancel subscriptionsIf you can sign up online, you can cancel online.By J. Fingas, 03.23.2023
The FTC is investigating Elon Musk's handling of Twitter Blue and the ‘Twitter Files’The regulator wants to depose Elon Musk.By K. Bell, 03.08.2023
FTC moves to ban BetterHelp from sharing mental health data for ad targetingThe online counseling company will pay $7.8 million back to consumers to settle charges.By K. Holt, 03.03.2023
FTC drops bid to block Meta's acquisition of WithinA federal court previously denied the agency's request for a preliminary injunction. By M. Moon, 02.25.2023
Amazon officially becomes a health care provider after closing purchase of One MedicalRegulators aren't done investigating the deal.By J. Fingas, 02.23.2023
The FTC is opening a tech-focused office to help it keep up with Silicon ValleyThe agency plans to more than double the number of tech experts it has on staff.By K. Holt, 02.17.2023
FTC fines drug discount app for sharing user information to Facebook and GoogleIt's the agency's first enforcement action under its Health Breach Notification Rule.By M. Moon, 02.02.2023
FTC faces setback in bid to block Meta’s acquisition of VR developer WithinA judge reportedly denied the agency's request for a temporary injunction to block the deal. By I. Bonifacic, 02.02.2023
FTC asks court to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt for launching new drug companyShkreli received a lifetime ban from participating in the pharmaceutical industry last year.By M. Moon, 01.22.2023
Microsoft and FTC pre-trial hearing set for January 3rdIn December, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Microsoft's $69 billion deal to buy the Activision Blizzard. By I. Bonifacic, 01.02.2023
FTC orders Mastercard to open debit transactions to competing payment networksThe order targets the "tokenization" critical to mobile payments. By I. Bonifacic, 12.25.2022
Microsoft and Activision Blizzard file responses to the FTC's antitrust lawsuitThe companies stated their case for why Microsoft should be allowed to buy Activision for $68.7 billion.By K. Holt, 12.24.2022
Epic Games will pay $520 million to settle FTC's 'Fortnite' caseThe agency said Epic violated child privacy rules and used deceptive design choices.By K. Holt, 12.20.2022
FTC sues to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard mergerThe move could derail the biggest gaming acquisition of all time. By K. Holt, 12.09.2022
Google sued by FTC and seven states over 'deceptive' Pixel 4 adsGoogle and iHeartMedia allegedly paid influencers who never used the phone.By J. Fingas, 11.29.2022
The FTC might file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft's Activision purchaseIt could do so as soon as December.By M. Moon, 11.24.2022