US Supreme Court lets Trump remove FTC member, for nowThe Supreme Court sided with Donald Trump, allowing him to fire a Federal Trade Commission member. This reversed a judge's order protecting...
23 Sep, 2025, 06.48 AM IST
Amazon violated online shopper protection law, judge rules ahead of Prime signup trialA US judge ruled Amazon violated consumer protection law. The violation was about gathering Prime subscribers' billing data before revealin...
18 Sep, 2025, 12.53 PM IST
Avast to pay $16.5 million to antivirus software users: How to claim, deadline, and other detailsAvast will compensate $16.5 million to antivirus users following an FTC settlement for misleading customers on privacy claims. Avast's subs...
25 Feb, 2025, 06.19 PM IST
US FTC refers complaint about Snapchat use of AI chatbot to Justice DepartmentThe consumer protection agency provided no further detail on the alleged harm from the My AI chatbot, but said publicising the transfer of ...
17 Jan, 2025, 08.39 AM 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
Fortnite and Epic Games customers set to get $245 million. Here's when, why, and how muchThe FTC is issuing $245 million in refunds to Fortnite players and other Epic Games customers due to deceptive billing practices. Over 629,...
10 Dec, 2024, 11.15 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
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacyThe company had been charged with violating the US Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information from...
06 Jun, 2023, 09.17 AM IST
Microsoft to pay $20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacyThe company had been charged with violating the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting personal information fr...
06 Jun, 2023, 07.48 AM IST
Amazon charged with privacy violations over Alexa and Ring camerasThe Federal Trade Commission voted to file charges in two separate cases Wednesday that could also force the company to delete certain data...
01 Jun, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
- Game of Thorns
To prevent ostensibly large businesses from getting any larger, government officials are clamping down on mergers and acquisitions with unp...
27 Apr, 2023, 10.54 PM IST
Elon Musk tried to meet with FTC Chair about Twitter but was rebuffedMusk, who owns Twitter, asked to meet with FTC Chair Lina Khan but was rebuffed, according to the documents. Musk made the attempt late las...
31 Mar, 2023, 10.06 AM IST
US FTC asks social media, video streaming firms information on misleading adsMeta Platforms Inc, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube have been asked to provide this information.
17 Mar, 2023, 12.32 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
InMobi to pay $950,000 fine to settle FTC charges for tracking location of consumers without consentFTC in a statement noted that under the actual terms of the settlement, InMobi is subject to a $4 million penalty but the agency suspended ...
23 Jun, 2016, 10.05 AM IST
- Callers from India bilked millions from American citizens: US
Consumers received millions of collection calls from India, and that since January 2010 the operation took in more than USD five million fr...
22 Feb, 2012, 10.42 AM IST