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NGL becomes the first app banned from hosting minors by the FTC
On Tuesday, the FTC unanimously banned the social messaging app NGL from hosting minors as part of a $5 million settlement. The first-of-its-kind ban comes after revelations that the company actively marketed the app to children with bait-and-switch tactics and other offenses.
Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to host FTC Chair Lina Khan
Jon Stewart hosted FTC chair Lina Khan on his weekly Daily Show segment yesterday, but Stewart's own revelations were just as interesting as Khan's.
FTC concludes Twitter didn’t violate data security rules, in spite of Musk's orders
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) concluded Elon Musk ordered Twitter employees to take actions that would have violated a 2022 FTC consent decree regarding consumers’ data privacy and security.
The FTC is reportedly looking into Microsoft’s $13 billion OpenAI investment
OpenAI’s recent drama hasn’t only caught UK regulators’ attention. Bloomberg reported Friday that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into Microsoft’s investment in the Sam Altman-led company and whether it violates antitrust laws.
The FTC is opening a tech-focused office to help it keep up with Silicon Valley
The Federal Trade Commission is opening a dedicated technology office that will place Silicon Valley under more scrutiny and help it stay on top of emerging tech and trends in a fast-moving market.
The FTC is investigating Amazon’s deal to buy One Medical
Amazon’s buyout of iRobot and One Medical may take longer than expected.
Hitting the Books: US regulators are losing the fight against Big Tech
Despite its nearly limitless resources, federal regulators and legislators have struggled to keep pace -- much less rein in -- the worst tendencies of today's Big Tech corporations as Viktor Mayer-Schönberger and Thomas Ramge in 'Access Rules'
A labor coalition wants the FTC to take action against Amazon's 'deceptive' search ads
SOC analyzed more than 130,000 search results and found that about 25 percent of the results you see on Amazon represent ads.
Facebook wants the FTC's tech-critic chair to step back from antitrust decisions
Facebook is the next tech giant to want FTC chair Lina Khan to recuse herself from antitrust cases given her criticism of Big Tech.
Amazon calls for FTC chair Lina Khan's recusal from antitrust investigations
Khan came to prominence as a critic of tech giants.
Big Tech critic Lina Khan wins FTC confirmation
The Senate voted 69-28 to approve Khan's appointment as an FTC commissioner.
Engadget Podcast: Why the Biden admin wants Big Tech critics
This week, we explore why the Biden admission is bringing on Big Tech critics like Lina Khan and Tim Wu. It seems like they're gearing up to regulate the tech world even more.
