The FTC says social media companies can’t be trusted to regulate themselves
The Federal Trade Commission published a new report about the data collection policies of social media platforms and video streaming services, and the results are damning, if not unexpected. The report,
F.T.C. Study Finds ‘Vast Surveillance’ of Social Media Users
Meta, YouTube and other sites collected more data than most users realized, a new report by the Federal Trade Commission finds.
Social media platforms engaged in 'vast surveillance' and failed to protect young people, FTC finds
The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook's parent company, Meta, as well as TikTok, Google-owned YouTube, Snap and other online services over privacy and youth safety concerns.
Big tech companies engage in "vast surveillance" of users, FTC says
FTC Chair Lina Khan says tech giants such as Meta and Google "endanger people's privacy" and "expose them to a host of harms."
FTC finds ‘staggering’ level of user surveillance by social media, streaming services
A report released by the Federal Trade Commission Thursday revealed a widespread practice of user surveillance by social media platforms and streaming services.
Social media companies engaged in 'vast surveillance,' FTC finds, calling status quo 'unacceptable'
Popular social media platforms and video streaming services pose serious risks to user privacy, with children and teenagers most at risk, the Federal Trade Commission found in a report published Thursday.
Sweeping FTC study finds that social media sites engage in ‘vast surveillance’ of its users
The FTC just published results of a sweeping study of social media sites that has been going on for four years. The organization said that many social media sites and streaming services engage in “vast surveillance of consumers in order to monetize their personal information.
FTC: Social Media Sites Are 'Vast Surveillance' Operations
In a strongly worded report, the FTC finds Facebook, TikTok, X, and others 'indefinitely retain troves of data' on the public, even if you do not have an account, and fail to protect kids and teens.
FTC Chief Lina Khan Knows A Tough Antitrust Stance “Can Be Uncomfortable For Some People” As Election Looms
Lina Khan, the powerful chair of the Federal Trade Commission, knows her tough-on-antitrust stance displeases some but says ...
FTC report assails social networks’ privacy, safety practices
The Federal Trade Commission said social media and streaming companies including YouTube, Amazon and Facebook fail to ...
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Trainer Natalia Lynch Reinstated After Settlement Agreement With HIWU
One anti-doping charge was dropped, another reduced to 14 months after hearings in front of the FTC administrative law judge ...
Cigna Sues Federal Trade Commission Over ‘Defamatory’ Report
Cigna Group’s Express Scripts sued the US Federal Trade Commission over a recent report that the company said demonizes ...
California courts handle most U.S. trade secrets cases, data shows
California courts were home to the most federal trade secrets litigation over the past three years, according to a report ...
Merger between Fry's parent Kroger, Albertsons seems unlikely to investors, analysts ahead of court decision
Wall Street analysts investors are indicating what they expect to happen to Fry's Food Stores parent Kroger Co.'s planned $24 ...
In federal trial, Michael Kors says it's harder to sell handbags in TikTok and Taylor Swift era
Sometimes you’ll be the hottest thing on the block,” he said. “Sometimes you’ll be lukewarm. Sometimes you’ll be cold.” ...
Michael Kors admits defeat by influencers and celebrities, claiming ‘brand fatigue’ in $8.5 billion federal antitrust trial
On Monday, fashion icon Michael Kors testified in an antitrust trial in Manhattan as a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit filed ...
Express Scripts sues Federal Trade Commission for defamation, demands retraction
Headquartered in North St. Louis County, Express Scripts, a subsidiary of The Cigna Group, is demanding the FTC retract a ...
Federal government handing out Hey Dude refunds
More than a year ago, Buckeye Lake resident Pam Spring called Better Call 4 after she bought a pair of shoes from HeyDude.com ...
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At NAD Conference Federal Trade Commission’s Holyoak and Levine Share Contrasting Perspectives on the Agency’s Role
At this week’s National Advertising Division Annual Conference, FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director ...