The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act. Its principal mission is the promotion of consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of anti-competitive business practices, such as coercive monopoly. The Federal Trade Commission Act was one of President Woodrow Wilson's major acts against trusts.
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FTC announces lawsuit against Facebook for 'illegal monopolization'
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced its lawsuit against Facebook alleging the company has formed an illegal ...
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Advocacy groups accuse TikTok of putting children at risk
Child welfare and consumer groups contend that, in spite of a fine from the FTC, the kids are still not alright on TikTok. ...
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YouTube's next big change could penalize anyone who creates for kids
YouTube just changed a major rule for anyone who uploads videos, ostensibly to protect kids -- but now content creators are ...
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AT&T gets a friendly fine from the FTC over 'unlimited' plan throttling
The FTC today announced it had settled a lawsuit with AT&T over misleading marketing concerning the company's “unlimited” ...
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Stalkerware apps struck down for the first time ever by the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made its first case against the developers behind three stalking apps that may also be ...
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YouTube settles with FTC over child privacy violations
Within days of launching its YouTube Kids site and adding more age categories to the Kids app, YouTube is settling with the ...
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Facebook's 'technical error' in Messenger Kids allowed children to chat with adults, unsupervised
Facebook has admitted to a design flaw in Messenger Kids that allowed kids to participate in group chats with adults, without ...
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FBI proposal outlines plans for large-scale collection of social media data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is planning to step up its efforts to monitor social media platforms more aggressively ...
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The Trump administration drafted an executive order to censor the internet
CNN has obtained a draft of an executive order that could potentially censor huge portions of the internet. In an attempt ...
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Equifax probably owes you $125. Here’s how to collect
TNW recently reported the US Federal Trade Commision (FTC) had passed down a rather friendly little fine to Equifax – ...
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FTC sues now-bankrupt Cambridge Analytica over 'deceptive practices'
The FTC has initiated legal action against Cambrldge Analytica data for deceptively harvesting personal information of millions ...
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Facebook gets away with $5B FTC fine for leaking your data
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has slapped a $5 billion fine on Facebook in wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal ...
