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| 14.06.2025 | Meta's $14.8 billion Scale AI deal latest test of AI partnerships | Meta's $14.8 billion Scale AI deal latest test of AI partnerships
By Jody GodoyJune 13, 202510:21 PM UTCUpdated ago
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| 11.06.2025 | FTC and DOJ to Host Listening Sessions on Lowering Americans’ Drug Prices Through Competition | As part of implementing President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14273, Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, along with the Department of Comm... |
| 07.06.2025 | The TAKE IT DOWN Act: A Double-Edged Sword in the Fight Against Non-Consensual Imagery | In the digital age, where images can be manipulated with a click, the line between consent and exploitation blurs. The TAKE IT DOWN Act, recently signed into law, aims to combat non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII). But is it a shield for... |
| 06.06.2025 | X users were glued to the Musk v. Trump blowup. Could this be good for the platform? | “It’s a niche platform with limited reach outside Trump’s core base,” Kreps said. “That said, if Trump were to fully re-engage there and disengage from X entirely, it could fragment the right-wing audience somewhat. But barring major user m... |
| 05.06.2025 | A Takedown Of The Take It Down Act | This is a cross post from Prof. Eric Goldman’s blog, mostly written by Prof. Jess Miers, with additional commentary at the end from Eric.
Two things can be true: Non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) is a serious and gendered harm. And, th... |
| 03.06.2025 | FTC Sends Warning Letters to Prescribers Regarding Possible Violations of the Contact Lens Rule | Staff of the Federal Trade Commission sent 37 letters to contact lens prescribers warning them of potential violations of the agency’s Contact Lens Rule. Staff also sent a letter to Spectrum Vision Partners, LLC, stating that the FTC is clo... |
| 03.06.2025 | FTC to Host June 4 Workshop on The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families | WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a workshop on "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families,” which will examine how Big Tech companies impose addictive design features, erode parental auth... |
| 03.06.2025 | Meta’s Automating 90% of Risk Assessments, ‘Creating Higher Risks’ Says Former Exec | Image credit: SofiasHunkina via Envato
Meta is transitioning the majority of its internal safety and privacy reviews to artificial intelligence, replacing a system that has traditionally relied heavily on human judgment.
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| 02.06.2025 | Perigos em comunidades de startups e como evitar ciladas | *Por Fabiano Nagamatsu
Nos últimos anos, comunidades de startups e empreendedorismo tornaram-se pilares para inovação e networking, oferecendo mentoria, recursos e conexões valiosas. No entanto, como destacado em relatos recentes, nem todas... |
| 02.06.2025 | Uber delivery chief Gore-Coty is leaving after almost 13 years at ride-hailing company | Uber said in a regulatory filing Monday that Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, the company’s senior vice president of delivery, is stepping down from his position.
Gore-Coty joined Uber as a general manager in France in 2012, and worked his way up ... |
| 29.05.2025 | FTC to Require Synopsys and Ansys to Divest Assets to Proceed with Merger | The Federal Trade Commission will require Synopsys, Inc. and Ansys, Inc. to divest certain assets to resolve antitrust concerns surrounding their $35 billion merger.
The FTC’s proposed divestiture order will preserve competition across seve... |
| 26.05.2025 | The Age Verification Quagmire: A Digital Dilemma for Minors | In the digital age, the internet is a vast ocean. Children navigate these waters without a compass. Lawmakers are now trying to build a lighthouse, but their plans are riddled with flaws. The goal? To protect minors from the dangers lurking... |
| 23.05.2025 | The FTC's Probe into Media Matters: A Clash of Titans in the Digital Arena | In the ever-evolving landscape of social media, the battle lines are drawn. At the center of this conflict is Elon Musk, the controversial CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, and Media Matters, a liberal advocacy group. The U.S. Federal Tr... |
| 23.05.2025 | Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Deal: A Regulatory Rollercoaster Ends | The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has officially dropped its case against Microsoft’s monumental $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. This decision marks a significant moment in the gaming industry, one that reverberates be... |
| 23.05.2025 | FTC probes Media Matters over Musk's X boycott claims, document shows | FTC probes Media Matters over Musk's X boycott claims, document shows
By Jody Godoy and Mike ScarcellaMay 22, 202510:25 PM UTCUpdated ago
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| 23.05.2025 | Persado Debuts Marketing Compliance Agentic AI For Financial Services | Persado, a leading provider of AI-powered content compliance and performance solutions for marketing, today launched Persado Marketing Compliance AI, the first agentic AI platform purpose-built for financial services marketing and legal tea... |
| 23.05.2025 | Kids Don’t Have IDs And Age-Estimation Tech Is Frequently Very Wrong | Lawmakers continue to propose new bills that would require social media companies and app stores to segment users by age and obtain parental consent for minors. Laws like Utah’s new App Store Accountability Act and an identically named piec... |
| 23.05.2025 | FTC drops case over Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal | The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard, saying on Thursday that pursuing the case against the long-closed deal was not in ... |
| 23.05.2025 | Trump Administration Supports Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Lawsuit Against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard for Illegally Manipulating Energy Markets | The Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) have taken legal action supporting Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard for conspiring to artificia... |
| 21.05.2025 | Attorney General Ford Joins Federal Trade Commission in Taking Action Against IM Mastery Academy for Deceiving Consumers | Complaint alleges that the investment training operation, currently known as IYOVIA, has taken more than $1.2 billion from consumers since 2018
Carson City, NV – Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announces the State of Nevada and... |
| 21.05.2025 | FTC Renews Challenge of More Than 200 Improper Patent Listings | Continuing its efforts to promote competition and lower drug prices, today the Federal Trade Commission renewed its challenges against dozens of improperly listed device patents that shield brand-name asthma, diabetes, epinephrine autoinjec... |
| 21.05.2025 | FTC Finalizes Order with GoDaddy over Data Security Failures | The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with GoDaddy settling allegations that the webhosting provider misled consumers by failing to implement data security protections, which led to several data breaches.
The FTC alleged in Ja... |
| 17.05.2025 | The FTC's Ticket Price Rule: A Step Forward, But Not a Price Drop | The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a bold step. A new rule aims to bring clarity to ticket pricing. Gone are the days of hidden fees lurking in the shadows. This rule mandates that ticket sellers disclose total prices upfront. No ... |
| 16.05.2025 | Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case | Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's case accusing it of an illegal social media monopoly, saying the agency failed to prove its case at a high-stakes anti... |
| 14.05.2025 | Why Americans pay so much more for prescription drugs | Trump signed an executive order to lower drug costs by tying the prices of some medicines in the U.S. to the significantly lower ones abroad.
A 2024 report by the RAND Corporation found that drug prices in the U.S. were almost three times h... |
| 13.05.2025 | The FTC’s new rule on ticket prices is a win for consumers, experts say — but don’t expect it to bring costs down | The Federal Trade Commission’s new rule requires ticket sellers to disclose total prices upfront, including fees, prohibiting them from concealing add-on charges until the last minute.
“More transparency is always a win for consumers,” says... |
| 12.05.2025 | ‘Resort fees’ in the U.S. must now be disclosed. But some aren’t celebrating yet | A new U.S. rule that requires hotel and short-term lodging companies to disclose so-called “junk fees” starts Monday.
But cuts to the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could hinder enforcement of the rule, sa... |
| 10.05.2025 | FTC Votes on Negative Option Rule Deadline | Our mission is protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair methods of competition through law enforcement, advocacy, research, and education.
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| 10.05.2025 | FTC Files Amicus Brief on DOJ’s Proposed Final Judgment Against Google for Antitrust Violations | The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief today in support of the Department of Justice’s Revised Proposed Final Judgment (RPFJ) related to Google’s antitrust violations.
In August 2024, a federal judge found that Google violated S... |
| 10.05.2025 | Opinion: Lee Fang: Is your favorite influencer’s opinion bought and sold? | In both schemes, on the left and the right, those creating the content made little to no effort to disclose that payments could be involved. For ordinary users stumbling on the posts and videos, what they saw would have seemed entirely orga... |
| 09.05.2025 | More than $5 Million in Refunds Sent to Consumers as a Result of the FTC’s Action Against Cerebral over Deceptive Cancellation Practices | More than 40,000 people will receive a refund as a result of the Federal Trade Commission’s settlement with Cerebral, Inc, an online mental health service provider that allegedly billed consumers despite their requests to cancel their subsc... |
| 09.05.2025 | FTC Action Ends Ecommerce Empire Builders Online Business Opportunity Scam | A Federal Trade Commission lawsuit has put a stop to Ecommerce Empire Builders’ (EEB) business opportunity scam that used false promises of large profits to entice consumers into paying for help starting “Ecommerce empires” through online s... |
| 08.05.2025 | Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal | A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a legal challenge by the Federal Trade Commission to Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard.
The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals uphel... |
| 08.05.2025 | Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years in multi-billion-dollar crypto fraud case | Mashinsky’s sentencing follows a $4.7 billion FTC settlement with Celsius Network.
He joins a line of other former crypto execs who have been convicted of fraud.
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who’s serving 25 years for misappropriating bil... |
| 07.05.2025 | The Identity Theft Resource Center's 2024 Annual Report Highlights the Organization's Commitment to Serving Victims as Identity Crimes Rise | Highlighted in the ITRC’s 2024 Annual Report are two generous donations from individuals in 2024, totaling approximately $3 million.
According to the ITRC's 2024 Annual Report, the Center directly and indirectly served 401,930 people in 202... |
| 07.05.2025 | Uber misses revenue expectations with trips up 18% over last year | Ride-hailing company Uber reported first-quarter results for 2025 including earnings per share of 83 cents, and revenue of $11.53 billion.
Wall Street was expecting earnings per share of 50 cents and revenue of $11.62 billion from Uber for ... |
| 06.05.2025 | FTC Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees to Take Effect on May 12, 2025 | Staff of the Federal Trade Commission published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) designed to provide consumers and businesses with information regarding the agency’s Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, which takes effect on May 12, 2025.
The... |
| 05.05.2025 | FTC and DOJ Issue Letter Seeking Identification of Anticompetitive Regulations Across the Federal Government | Today, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division issued a joint letter directing the heads of agencies across the federal government to create a list of anticompetitive regulations that reduce competition... |
| 03.05.2025 | The Digital Tug-of-War: Censorship, Control, and the Future of Social Media | The digital landscape is a battlefield. On one side, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) grapples with accusations of censorship while investigating tech platforms. On the other, a new generation of creators seeks autonomy in a world dominat... |
| 02.05.2025 | The Reckoning of Power: A Tale of Justice and Digital Sovereignty | In the heart of Memphis, a storm brewed. Five police officers, once guardians of the law, now stood accused of a heinous crime. They were charged with the second-degree murder of Tyre Nichols, a young man whose life was snuffed out in a bru... |
| 02.05.2025 | Research Shows The Rapid Increase of Online Scams | A 2024 extensive study done by Social Catfish reveals an environment where online scams are becoming more frequent than ever before.
The research combines data from a report from the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) regarding the y... |
| 01.05.2025 | Nigeria: 2025 - the Year Digital Platform Regulation Went Geopolitical | Countries like Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa are no longer waiting for Brussels or Washington to make decisions on what Big Tech is doing in their countries.
Following my recent article on Big Tech's mounting legal challenges, it's clear... |
| 29.04.2025 | FTC Order Requires Workado to Back Up Artificial Intelligence Detection Claims | The Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed order requiring Workado, LLC to stop advertising the accuracy of its artificial intelligence (AI) detection products unless it maintains competent and reliable evidence showing those products a... |
| 29.04.2025 | FTC’s ‘Tech Censorship’ Investigation Is Censoring Comments About ‘Censorship’ | The FTC’s politically motivated inquiry into “tech censorship” has managed to prove exactly the opposite of what it intended: the government agency is now actively censoring public comments from people complaining about being censored by te... |
| 28.04.2025 | The Winds of Change: America’s Wind Energy Industry Faces a New Dawn | The wind energy industry in America is at a crossroads. It’s a tale of resilience and innovation, a story where aging turbines meet modern technology. The “repowering” era is here, breathing new life into the nation’s wind farms. Despite po... |
| 28.04.2025 | Donald Trump Jr. co-founds new private members club, Executive Branch, with a $500,000 fee | A new private membership club in Washington, D.C., co-founded by Donald Trump Jr. is charging a $500,000 membership fee — and there’s already a waiting list.
The club, called Executive Branch, held a launch party on Saturday night that incl... |
| 26.04.2025 | US FTC offers employees financial incentives to quit | By Jody Godoy
April 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission offered employees financial incentives on Friday to leave the agency, though some may be turned down if their departure would hurt the agency's work enforcing consumer pro... |
| 25.04.2025 | The Digital Minefield: Navigating Identity Theft and Job Scams in 2025 | In the age of information, our identities are as fragile as glass. One crack, and everything can shatter. As we dive deeper into the digital realm, the threats multiply. Identity theft and job scams are two of the most pressing issues facin... |
| 25.04.2025 | Receiving odd texts for someone else? Rise of ‘wrong number’ messages is new payday for scammers | To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec
An increasing number of seemingly random and innocuous texts are hitting Apple and Android device users.
The FTC says 22 percent of scams that result in monetary loss... |
| 25.04.2025 | FTC, Hoping To Prop Up Admin Myth They Still Care About Consumer Protection, Sues Uber For Making It Hard To Cancel | A few days ago I talked about how the Trump administration is desperate to present the illusion it still cares about consumer protection and “antitrust reform.” Via executive order, regulatory capture, DOGE cuts, and a rightward-lurching co... |
| 23.04.2025 | Uber's Subscription Service Under Fire: The FTC Strikes Back | The ride-hailing giant Uber is in hot water. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of deceptive practices related to its Uber One subscription service. This legal battle is not just a min... |
| 23.04.2025 | The Regulatory Tightrope: Balancing Innovation and Oversight in the Digital Age | In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology and finance, regulation is a double-edged sword. On one side, it protects consumers and ensures fair play. On the other, it can stifle innovation and slow progress. Recent developments in the ... |
| 23.04.2025 | Why your phone’s blowing up with scam job offers | Your phone might be inundated with texts offering you a job these days. However, the Federal Trade Commission says many of those job offers aren’t from legitimate companies — they are from scammers.
Many people have already lost millions to... |
| 22.04.2025 | New Colorado ‘junk fees’ law signed by Polis will prohibit common apartment charges, require transparency | Sirota argued that the bill still implicitly allowed individual Coloradans to file lawsuits on their own, should a company or landlord violate the law.
While the law generally requires price transparency, it explicitly bans several common h... |
| 21.04.2025 | FTC sues Uber, says company charged for Uber One without consent | The FTC sued Uber on Monday, alleging deceptive billing practices in the company’s Uber One subscription.
“The Trump-Vance FTC is fighting back on behalf of the American people,” the FTC said in a press release.
The regulator claimed that c... |
| 18.04.2025 | Chargebacks911 CEO Expresses Concern Over Regulatory Shift in the US and UK, Claims It May “Stifle” Innovation | Listen to this article
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| 17.04.2025 | Illinois and Minnesota Join FTC Lawsuit Challenging Medical Device Coatings Deal | The Federal Trade Commission filed an amended complaint adding the states of Illinois and Minnesota as co-plaintiffs in the Commission’s lawsuit challenging GTCR BC Holdings, LLC’s (GTCR) acquisition of Surmodics, Inc. (Surmodics). The amen... |
| 16.04.2025 | Meta's Zuckerberg admits he bought Instagram because its camera was 'better' | WASHINGTON :Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a key concession at a U.S. antitrust trial on Tuesday, saying he bought Instagram because it had a "better" camera than the one his company was trying to build under its flagship Facebook ... |
| 16.04.2025 | Facebook added 'value' to Instagram, Zuckerberg tells antitrust trial | WASHINGTON: Social media titan Mark Zuckerberg testified for a second day on Tuesday (Apr 16) in a landmark US antitrust trial, defending his conglomerate Meta against accusations it took over Instagram and WhatsApp to devour budding compet... |
| 15.04.2025 | Império da Meta em risco? Zuckerberg vai ao tribunal por processo antitruste e pode perder WhatsApp e Instagram | Mark Zuckerberg, dono da Meta, foi ao tribunal nesta semana para testemunhar em um julgamento antitruste contra sua companhia, sob a acusação de adquirir o WhatsApp e o Instagram, na época startups, para eliminar os concorrentes do Facebook... |
| 15.04.2025 | Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram from Facebook in 2018: FTC trial | Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg considered spinning out Instagram in 2018, according to an email presented Tuesday in the FTC’s antitrust trial against the company.
The email was presented to the court during Zuckerberg’s second day of testimony.
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| 14.04.2025 | Landmark Meta Antitrust Case Is A True Test of the FTC’s New Direction | A landmark antitrust case taking place in the US could force Meta to break up and sell off Instagram and WhatsApp to lesson its market dominance.
The US Federal Trade Commission is reviewing the company’s previous buyouts of Instagram and W... |
| 14.04.2025 | FTC Launches Public Inquiry into Anti-Competitive Regulations | Today, the Federal Trade Commission launched a public inquiry into the impact of federal regulations on competition, with the goal of identifying and reducing anticompetitive regulatory barriers. The FTC launched this inquiry in response to... |
| 14.04.2025 | Meta resorted to ‘buy-or-bury scheme’ with Instagram and WhatsApp deals, former FTC Chair Lina Khan says | Former FTC Chair Lina Khan said Monday that Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp drastically changed the social networking ecosystem.
The trial could result in the social media giant Meta divesting the two companies.
Khan joine... |
| 14.04.2025 | Will Zuckerberg have to sell WhatsApp and Instagram? | Meta Platforms heads to trial on Monday in a landmark antitrust case that could force chief executive Mark Zuckerberg to sell Instagram and WhatsApp – two pillars of its $1.3 trillion (£1 trillion) empire.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)... |
| 14.04.2025 | Meta antitrust trial: Will Mark Zuckerberg have to sell Instagram, Facebook? All you need to know | Mark Zuckerberg is facing one of the most major lawsuits on Monday, as a high-stakes trial at a US court against him began on April 14. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has alleged that Zuckerberg's Meta bought Instagram and WhatsApp i... |
| 12.04.2025 | Commentary: Social media's 'Big Tobacco moment’ is coming | LONDON: The new Bloomberg Originals documentary Can’t Look Away, which follows parents suing tech companies after the deaths of their children, is difficult to watch. It should be. The film lays bare what many parents already know: Social m... |
| 11.04.2025 | The Fall of Publishers Clearing House: A Legacy in Decline | Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is a name that once rang with excitement. The thrill of winning big, the surprise visits from the “Prize Patrol,” and the oversized checks became a staple of American culture. But now, this iconic company has... |
| 11.04.2025 | FTC Seeks Public Comment on Petition to Modify Chevron-Hess Final Order | The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition filed by Chevron Corporation and Hess Corporation requesting that the Commission reopen and set aside a final consent order involving Chevron’s acquisition of Hess.
The co... |
| 11.04.2025 | FTC Seeks Public Comment on Petition to Modify Exxon-Pioneer Final Order | The Federal Trade Commission seeks public comment on a petition filed by Scott Sheffield, the founder and former CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, requesting that the Commission reopen and set aside a final consent order involving Exxon Mob... |
| 11.04.2025 | Meta vs. the FTC: The blockbuster antitrust trial kicks off | Meta will face off against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Monday in a high-stakes antitrust trial that could result in the company divesting Instagram and WhatsApp.
The upcoming trial in Washington is expected to last several weeks an... |
| 10.04.2025 | Publishers Clearing House, known for its ‘Prize Patrol’ sweepstakes, files for bankruptcy | PCH’s roots date back to 1953 — when Harold and LuEsther Mertz and their daughter, Joyce Mertz-Gilmore, formed a business out of their Long Island, New York home to send direct-to-consumer mailings that solicited subscribers for a number of... |
| 09.04.2025 | FTC Approves Modification of Enbridge Inc. Final Order | The Federal Trade Commission approved a petition by Enbridge Inc. to reopen and set aside the Commission’s 2017 final consent order related to Enbridge’s merger with Spectra Energy Corp. The FTC determined that the requirements of the final... |
| 09.04.2025 | Former Facebook executive tells Senate committee company undermined US national security with China | Wynn-Williams also said Meta deleted the Facebook account of a prominent Chinese dissident living in the U.S., bowing to pressure from China to do so. Meta says that account, belonging to billionaire Guo Wengui, shared personally identifiab... |
| 05.04.2025 | FTC Highlights Actions to Protect Consumers from Impersonation Scams | The Federal Trade Commission today highlighted actions taken to protect consumers from impersonations scams since the Government and Business Impersonation Rule took effect in April 2024. Scams impersonating businesses and government are co... |
| 05.04.2025 | Crocs’ big bet on personalization paid off. Here’s how it happened - and what investors are keeping an eye on now. | Crocs are cool again. But the footwear company’s comeback story is more than just a fashion statement.
The iconic clog was a staple of early 2000s fashion. However, the brand’s profitability eroded in the years following the Great Recession... |
| 05.04.2025 | Asking Eric: Son’s older, long-distance relationship raises alarm bells | Dear Distance:
As someone who had one of the most transformational experiences of my life travelling solo to Brazil, your son’s situation makes me sad because this has some of the warning signs of a romance scam and there are so many better... |
| 02.04.2025 | FTC Requests Public Comment on EnCap, Verdun, XCL Petition to Modify Order | The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition to reopen and modify a 2022 final consent order involving Verdun Oil Company II LLC’s (Verdun) acquisition of EP Energy LLC (EP).
The FTC’s 2022 order settled charges that... |
| 01.04.2025 | FTC Warns Operators of Websites that Charge for an Employer Identification Number and Claim Affiliation with the IRS | Federal Trade Commission staff sent letters to operators of websites that sell Employer Identification Number (EIN) filing and delivery services warning that some of their practices may violate the FTC Act and the Impersonation Rule, which ... |
| 30.03.2025 | States try to rein in health insurers’ claim denials, with mixed results | In 2023, insurers selling plans on the marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act denied a combined average of 20% of all claims. Of the 73 million in-network claims they denied, only 1% were appealed, according to KFF, a health pol... |
| 29.03.2025 | FTC Names Additional Defendants in Student Loan Debt Relief Case | The Federal Trade Commission named five additional corporate defendants and two individuals in its ongoing case against a student loan debt relief operation.
In November 2024, the FTC filed its initial complaint against Nevada-based Superio... |
| 28.03.2025 | Credit Repair Expert Bill Lewis Warns Consumers Against Illegal Use of CPNs and Social Security Number Changes | Bill Lewis of William E. Lewis, Jr. & Associates
The Social Security Administration allows for a new SSN under limited circumstances—such as identity theft, domestic violence, or threats to personal safety.
Using a CPN to escape bad cre... |
| 27.03.2025 | Cash Advance Company Cleo AI Agrees to Pay $17 Million As Result of FTC Lawsuit Charging It Deceives Consumers | Online cash advance company Cleo AI has agreed to pay $17 million to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s allegations that the company deceived consumers about how much money they could get and how fast that money could be available. The c... |
| 26.03.2025 | Navigating the Stock Market and Health Misinformation: A Dual Challenge for Investors and Consumers | The stock market and health advice are two realms where information flows like a river—sometimes clear, often murky. Investors and consumers alike must navigate these waters with caution. As Wall Street shakes off a four-week losing streak,... |
| 25.03.2025 | What Reddit users say about Clarity Check and identifying unknown callers | Share
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With the rise of spam calls, phone scams, and fraudulent tech support schemes, many people are looking for ways to identify unknown numbers before picking up. ClarityCheck is one of the services that claim to o... |
| 24.03.2025 | Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust | FILE – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks after being sworn in as Health and Human Services Secretary in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
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| 23.03.2025 | Things to do | From catfishing to catphishing: The evolution of a romance scam | Catfishing scams run deep, with scammers often doing diligent research to appeal to their victims, like researching their hobbies and interests to personally connect with them, or using photos to create detailed, relatable narratives (“here... |
| 20.03.2025 | Trump’s FTC Firings: A Power Play with Market Implications | In a move that has sent shockwaves through Washington and Wall Street alike, President Donald Trump has fired two Democratic commissioners from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). This action raises questions about the independence of regul... |
| 20.03.2025 | The Shifting Sands of Power: Political Turbulence in America | In the realm of American politics, the winds of change blow fiercely. Recent events have stirred the pot, revealing the intricate dance of power, accountability, and the quest for transparency. The recent promotions of IRS agents who invest... |
| 20.03.2025 | Lattice Biologics, Ltd. - 607852 - 08/27/2020 | Reference #: CBER 20-06 Product: Biologics
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| 19.03.2025 | The Illusion of Passive Income: How Click Profit Scammed Investors | The promise of easy money is a siren song. It lures many into treacherous waters. Click Profit, an Amazon automation company, is the latest to face the music. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Click Profit, alle... |
| 19.03.2025 | Why so many people are getting scam texts saying they have unpaid tolls | A rise in text messages telling people they have unpaid toll fees is emerging as the latest iteration of a ballooning form of fraud.
It’s called “smishing” — a portmanteau of “phishing,” the practice of tricking people into sharing financia... |
| 19.03.2025 | FTC commissioner fired by Trump says her ouster should concern markets | One of the two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission whom President Donald Trump abruptly fired this week warned that her ouster could erode market stability.
“If I can be fired, I don’t know why Jerome Powell can’t be fi... |
| 18.03.2025 | The T-Shirt Dress: A Wardrobe Essential for Every Occasion | The T-shirt dress is the unsung hero of the modern wardrobe. It’s like a blank canvas, ready for any occasion. Casual brunch? Check. Evening out? Check. Errands? Absolutely. This versatile piece is a must-have, offering comfort and style in... |
| 18.03.2025 | The FTC Is Going After a 'Passive Income' Amazon AI 'Scheme' That Allegedly Scammed Customers Out of at Least $14 Million The case is the latest in the FTC's crusade against automation companies. | Click Profit promised investors that it would build e-commerce stores on Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok and help them earn tens of thousands of dollars in passive income. All the client had to do was pay between $45,000 and $75,000 initially a... |
| 18.03.2025 | National Politics | IRS agents who investigated Hunter Biden given promotions at the Treasury Department | “We’ll learn what’s been going on at the IRS, what’s been wrong,” Bessent said. “How could this Hunter Biden nonsense have happened? And we’re going to make sure it doesn’t happen to anyone again, whether they’re Republicans, Democrats or i... |
| 18.03.2025 | Google-Wiz deal is ‘litmus test’ for Trump administration’s handling of Big Tech | Just weeks into Trump’s second term, Google has agreed to pay $32 billion, by far its biggest deal ever, to acquire security startup Wiz.
“It’s going to be a great litmus test and bellwether for M&A in 2025,” said Brad Haller, senior pa... |
| 18.03.2025 | AI scammers on Amazon duped investors out of millions with ‘passive income’ scheme, FTC alleges | The FTC sued an Amazon automation company for allegedly defrauding customers of tens of millions of dollars in connection with a “passive income” scheme.
Click Profit offered to open and manage online storefronts for customers in exchange f... |
| 18.03.2025 | National Politics | Trump fires 2 Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission, seeking more control over regulators | Commissioners are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate. They serve seven-year terms that are staggered to prevent multiple vacancies at once.
The ousted commissioners pointed to past Supreme Court rulings that sought to so... |
| 18.03.2025 | FTC Staff Reaffirm Opposition to Proposed Indiana Hospital Merger | Today, Federal Trade Commission staff again urged the Indiana Department of Health to deny Union Hospital, Inc. (Union Health) and Terre Haute Regional Hospital, L.P.’s (THRH) application to merge.
FTC staff said Union Health and THRH’s sec... |
