Amazon, FTC Reach $2.5 Billion Deal in Prime Subscription Case September 26, 2025 By Spencer Soper, Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $2.5 billion in penalties and refunds and change its process for how to cancel its...
FTC Says Live Nation, Ticketmaster Joined With Ticket Brokers to Exploit Fans September 22, 2025 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and seven states accused Live Nation and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster of costing fans millions...
Senator Pushes FTC to Investigate Microsoft for ‘Gross Cybersecurity Negligence’ September 11, 2025 By AJ Vicens U.S. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday requested the Federal Trade Commission “investigate and hold Microsoft responsible” for its role...
DOJ Drops Defense of Ban on Employee ‘Noncompete’ Agreements September 8, 2025 By Daniel Wiessner President Donald Trump’s administration abandoned on Friday the U.S. government’s legal defense of a rule adopted under former President Joe...
FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms September 5, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The US Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered...
FTC Takes Action Against Worker Noncompete Agreements September 5, 2025 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Federal Trade Commission barred the largest pet cremation business in the U.S. from enforcing its noncompete agreements with...
Disney to Pay $10M to Settle Claim of Allowing Unlawful Collection of Children’s Data September 3, 2025 By Kanishka Singh Walt Disney will pay $10 million to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company unlawfully allowed personal data...
FTC Chair Warns Tech Firms Not to Weaken Data Privacy to Comply With EU, UK Laws August 25, 2025 By Jody Godoy The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned Apple, Alphabet, and other technology companies that efforts to comply with...
Trump’s AI Plan Urges Lighter Touch by FTC in Win for Microsoft July 25, 2025 By Emily Birnbaum Microsoft Corp. stands to gain from new White House AI guidelines that call on the US Federal Trade Commission to...
Antitrust Enforcers ‘Get Out of the Way’ of Multibillion-Dollar Deals July 15, 2025 By Jody Godoy President Donald Trump’s antitrust enforcers recently cleared a string of multibillion-dollar deals in a week, demonstrating a willingness to settle...