US prepares to challenge Meta's social media dominanceMeta has countered that it faces ample competition in social media from TikTok, Snap, Reddit and LinkedIn, and that regulators approved the...
14 Apr, 2025, 08.57 AM IST
Donald Trump admin to press ahead with Amazon, Meta antitrust casesIn an interview with FOX Business, newly appointed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Andrew Ferguson confirmed that ongoing cases agains...
21 Feb, 2025, 07.49 AM IST
Why world's richest man Elon Musk is facing scrutiny from world's most powerful market regulator?For six years, Elon Musk has been entangled in conflicts with U.S. regulatory agencies, particularly the Securities and Exchange Commission...
16 Dec, 2024, 02.36 PM IST
Biden administration sprints to tie up tech loose endsThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced late last month that it would begin to regulate e-payment services by companies like Goo...
11 Dec, 2024, 08.11 AM IST
Uber faces FTC consumer protection probe over subscriptionsThe US Federal Trade Commission is investigating Uber. The probe concerns Uber One subscription signup and cancellation processes. Millions...
28 Nov, 2024, 10.08 AM IST
Trump VP pick JD Vance supports Big Tech antitrust crackdownVance, a Republican U.S. senator from Ohio, joined the presidential ticket on Monday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, wh...
16 Jul, 2024, 12.24 PM IST
US clears way for antitrust inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAIFederal regulators are proceeding with antitrust investigations into Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia in the AI industry. The Justice Departme...
06 Jun, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Amazon antitrust lawsuit likely to be long and arduous journey for FTCThe Federal Trade Commission's long-awaited antitrust case is the agency's most aggressive move yet to tame the market power of Amazon, a c...
10 Oct, 2023, 10.08 PM IST
US sues Amazon in landmark monopoly case after four-year probeThe lawsuit had been expected after years of complaints that Amazon.com and other tech giants abused their dominance of search, social medi...
26 Sep, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
YouTube improperly used targeted ads on children's videos, watchdogs sayThe ads were shown to users in consumer segments selected by the children's group - including motorcycle enthusiasts, high-end computer afi...
23 Aug, 2023, 05.05 PM IST
US House Republicans interrogate FTC's Lina Khan over regulation of Big TechRepublicans charged that Lina Khan is "harassing" Twitter since its acquisition by Elon Musk, arbitrarily suing large tech companies and de...
13 Jul, 2023, 11.41 PM 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
FTC intensifies investigation of Twitter's privacy practicesThe investigation is focused on whether Twitter has adequate resources to protect its users' privacy after the mass layoffs and budget cuts...
09 Mar, 2023, 12.54 PM IST
GoodRx leaked user health data to Facebook and Google, FTC saysFrom 2017 to 2020, GoodRx uploaded the contact information of users who had bought certain medications, like birth control or erectile dysf...
02 Feb, 2023, 04.11 PM IST
Twitter executives could face big FTC fines: former officialsFormer officials differed on whether that settlement put Twitter executives directly in legal peril if the company failed to honor the agre...
15 Nov, 2022, 09.06 AM IST
Two senators call for FTC probe into TikTok over US data accessThe request from Senator Mark Warner, a Democrat, and Republican Marco Rubio followed a Buzzfeed report saying the short video app permitte...
06 Jul, 2022, 07.54 AM IST
Senator Elizabeth Warren questions Lockheed Martin's antitrust solution to buy AerojetLockheed Martin announced a $4.4 billion agreement to buy Aerojet late last year, a deal that has raised eyebrows because it would give Loc...
21 Jul, 2021, 04.37 PM IST