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FTC now has three Republicans and no Democrats instead of the typical 3-2 split
The FTC historically had a 3–2 partisan split, with the president's party having a one-seat advantage. But President Trump ...
Sam Liccardo Asks Witness: Is The FTC Currently ‘Equipped To Regulate’ Digital Assets?
During a House Financial Services Committee hearing prior to the congressional recess, Rep. Sam Liccardo (D-CA) questioned ...
FTC Launches Public Inquiry After Trump Issues Executive Order To Eliminate Anticompetitive Regulations That Favor Monopolies, Raise Consumer Costs
The FTC launched a public inquiry into federal regulations that may hinder competition after President Trump's order.
Meta CEO Zuckerberg returns to witness stand, pushes back against FTC antitrust allegations
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in federal court for a second day in a landmark federal antitrust trial accusing Meta of being a ...
FTC says Meta bought up its rivals instead of competing with them
Opening arguments are expected from the FTC and social media giant Meta as the first big antitrust trial of Trump’s second ...
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Text scams cost consumers $470M in 2024: FTC
Scammers cost consumers a huge amount in 2024, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission, costing them an ...
MeWe was mentioned in the FTC case against Facebook. I'd never heard of it, so I tried it.
What's this MeWe that the FTC says is a competitor to Facebook? I cover tech, and I'd never heard of it. So I downloaded it ...
FTC stays the course on antitrust enforcement in defending premerger rule
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission in a court filing last week defended its new rule requiring companies to provide more information upfront about prospective M&A deals as a “commonsense” update, ...
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Federal trade commissioners alarmed as Elon Musk’s team seeks antitrust records
Two Democratic appointees to the Federal Trade Commission were raising the alarm Thursday: A group controlled by the world’s richest man might be accessing a trove of confidential business records — ...