US ends investigation into claims WhatsApp chats aren’t privateA US agency abruptly closed an investigation into claims that Meta Platforms can access encrypted WhatsApp messages. A Commerce Department ...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.23 AM IST
FTC Amazon prime lawsuit settlement: How to check eligibility and claim refundAmazon will pay $2.5 billion to settle an FTC lawsuit alleging deceptive Prime enrollment practices and difficult cancellations. The settle...
26 Sep, 2025, 07.54 AM IST
FTC drops case over Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard dealThe FTC lost an appeal on May 7 seeking to reverse a judge's decision declining to block the Microsoft-Activision deal, which closed in 202...
23 May, 2025, 08.20 AM IST
Microsoft wins appeal in FTC challenge to $69 billion Activision Blizzard dealA US appeals court rejected the FTC’s challenge to Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision deal, ruling the agency failed to prove the merger wo...
07 May, 2025, 10.51 PM IST
Amazon wins partial dismissal of US antitrust lawsuitA federal court in Seattle partly dismissed the FTC's lawsuit against Amazon, which accused the retailer of maintaining illegal monopolies....
01 Oct, 2024, 07.22 AM IST
Who is Lina Khan? Why has LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman asked Kamala Harris to sack her? Know why megadonor is upset with herLinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman has asked Democratic presumptive nominee Kamala Harris to sack FTC Chairperson Lina Khan for opposing merg...
29 Jul, 2024, 10.46 PM IST
Maximizing Tax Benefits: A guide to claiming foreign tax credits in IndiaThe Foreign Tax Credit (FTC) alleviates double taxation on income earned in one country, crucial in today's globalized world. Tax Treaties ...
17 May, 2024, 03.47 PM IST
Meta cannot delay US FTC from reopening privacy probe, court saysThe Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in its order found that Meta had not shown its challenge was likely t...
30 Mar, 2024, 09.01 AM IST
FTC's Amazon antitrust lawsuit faces high bar in US court: expertsLegal experts believe that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of abusing its market power, will face c...
27 Sep, 2023, 04.48 PM IST
FTC readies lawsuit that could break up AmazonThe wide-ranging lawsuit is expected as soon as August and will likely challenge a host of Amazon's business practices, the report said, ci...
27 Jul, 2023, 11.07 AM IST
FTC faces uphill battle in Microsoft/Activision appealUS District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to the largest-ever gaming industry deal, rejecting the Biden admini...
14 Jul, 2023, 09.21 PM IST
Microsoft says it could abandon Activision deal if judge delays itThe FTC is asking Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley for a preliminary injunction, which would ban Microsoft from completing the deal before the...
23 Jun, 2023, 01.09 AM IST
Potential outcomes of FTC legal bids to block Microsoft-Activision dealMicrosoft has pressed for a decision sooner rather than later, noting that the purchase agreement has a termination date of July 18, althou...
17 Jun, 2023, 09.23 AM IST
FTC Chair Lina Khan, aiming to block Microsoft's Activision deal, faces a challengeThe FTC on Thursday sued to block Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of video game publisher Activision, the biggest consumer tech deal in...
10 Dec, 2022, 04.51 PM IST
Facebook again asks judge to dismiss US lawsuit to force sale of Instagram, WhatsAppThe social media giant asked that the lawsuit be dismissed with prejudice, which would make it harder for the agency to amend the lawsuit.
05 Oct, 2021, 12.49 AM IST
US fires back at Facebook's move to kill monopoly lawsuitThe Federal Trade Commission urged the judge handling the agency’s antitrust lawsuit against Facebook to reject the social-media company’s ...
09 Apr, 2021, 09.04 AM IST
US FTC drops anti-trust case against QualcommThe FTC first filed a complaint against Qualcomm in 2017, charging that the company has a monopoly in baseband processors.
30 Mar, 2021, 10.12 AM IST