FTC gives up on its antitrust battle with Qualcomm
The agency decided not to challenge the appeals court's decision.
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President Biden will nominate antitrust scholar Lina Khan to the FTC
Khan is best known for penning a 24,000-word article on antitrust policy.
Facebook files to dismiss FTC antitrust charges
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Qualcomm has reportedly objected to NVIDIA's $40 billion acquisition of ARM
The chipmaker worries NVIDIA won't let ARM licenses its processor designs to other companies.
FTC fines Amazon $61.7 million for withholding tips from Flex drivers
The fine stems from a payment policy change Amazon implemented in 2016.
FTC issues first fines using a law against ticket scalping bots
The scalpers will pay over $3.7 million.
FTC demands Amazon, Facebook and others explain their privacy practices
Twitter, Discord, TikTok owner ByteDance and YouTube are also among the subjects of a study.
Facebook hit with antitrust charges from the FTC and 48 states and territories
Regulators want to undo Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions.
FTC: Robocallers are now pretending to be Apple and Amazon
A new robocall scheme is using the tech giants' name to trick victims.
Zoom agrees to bolster security following FTC settlement
The company won't have to pay a fine for the time being.
The FTC may sue Facebook over antitrust violations by late November
It might be a drawn-out legal battle, however.
FTC could file Facebook antitrust lawsuit by the end of this year
According to WSJ, the FTC is preparing to file a potential antitrust lawsuit against the social network.
Twitter expects a fine of up to $250 million over privacy violations
It's under FTC investigation over the use of phone numbers and email addresses for ad targeting.
Volkswagen paid $9.5 billion to US 'dieselgate' drivers
The FTC has called it 'one of the most successful consumer redress programs in history.'FTC investigation of Facebook may not finish before 2021
That could lead to a change in focus with possible new leadership.
Facebook will share new independent privacy reports with the FTC
The platform wants to be more transparent about its policies.
DoJ will reportedly limit social media companies' speech protections
The proposal could be announced as early as today.
Senators ask FTC to investigate Instacart over 'tip baiting'
They want protections against customers who stiff couriers.
Trump signs executive order that could limit protections for social media companies (updated)
Platforms could lose Section 230 protection.
