Mark Zuckerberg offered $1 billion to settle FTC antitrust case: ReportThe agency is pursuing a break-up of Meta, alleging that the $1.4 trillion company’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp were anti-compe...
16 Apr, 2025, 01.11 PM IST
Donald Trump says he'll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to GreecePresident-elect Trump announced several key appointments, including Andrew Ferguson as FTC chair, replacing Lina Khan. He also nominated Ki...
11 Dec, 2024, 06.41 AM IST
FTC's Holyoak concerned AI collecting children's dataThe former Utah solicitor general gave the example of kids using AI services in the way older generations looked to a Magic 8 Ball fortune-...
15 Nov, 2024, 04.08 PM IST
Lina Khan: The FTC Chair who became a hot topic in the 2024 US ElectionLina Khan, the youngest ever chair of the Federal Trade Commission, faces an uncertain future as the 2024 election approaches. Her aggressi...
06 Nov, 2024, 12.05 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
US regulator says TikTok may be violating child privacy lawThe US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday that it had referred a complaint against TikTok to the Justice Department, saying t...
19 Jun, 2024, 06.48 PM IST
FTC nominees vow to combat deceptive AI practicesThe deceptive use of artificial intelligence should be a priority for the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), three commissioner nominees said ...
20 Sep, 2023, 11.13 PM IST
Republican lawmakers urge FTC to drop fight against Microsoft deal for ActivisionThe lawmakers, all members of the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in a letter sent on Monday to FTC Chair Lina Khan and two...
19 Jul, 2023, 08.00 AM IST
US House panel critical of Twitter probe to question FTC chair Lina Khan at July 13 hearingIn March, the FTC confirmed it was conducting an investigation into Twitter's privacy practices. The agency has been concerned whether Twit...
25 Jun, 2023, 09.00 AM IST
Amazon duped 'millions of consumers' into enrolling in Prime - FTCThe FTC said it filed suit in U.S. District Court in Seattle charging "Amazon has knowingly duped millions of consumers into unknowingly en...
21 Jun, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
US FTC to enforce law to curb risks of artificial intelligenceThe sudden popularity of Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT this year has prompted global calls for regulation amid concerns about its possi...
04 May, 2023, 10.05 AM IST
FTC chair met UK antitrust officials last week but did not talk Microsoft-Activision deal: OfficialThe FTC official, speaking on Thursday, was responding to comments made by the game-maker's CEO, Bobby Kotick, who told CNBC he believed th...
28 Apr, 2023, 05.07 PM IST
Epic Games, maker of 'Fortnite' to pay $520 million to US govt for allegedly 'misleading players'Fortnite maker Epic Games has consented to pay $520 million to resolve US government charges that it tricked players, including youngsters ...
20 Dec, 2022, 06.08 PM IST
Facebook loses request to throw out US monopoly caseUS District Judge James Boasberg in Washington denied Facebook's motion to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission's revised antitrust complai...
12 Jan, 2022, 11.41 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
Amazon asks US FTC to recuse Chairwoman Lina KhanAmazon has filed a petition asking for US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Lina Khan to be recused on future antitrust matters rel...
30 Jun, 2021, 10.09 PM IST
Joe Biden names Big Tech critic Lina Khan as US FTC chairAt 32, Lina Khan is believed to be the youngest chair in the history of the US Federal Trade Commission (US FTC), which polices competition...
16 Jun, 2021, 08.47 AM IST