The proposed consent order, which is subject to a 30-day public comment period, would resolve an administrative complaint filed by […]
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Trump’s FTC may impose merger condition that forbids advertising boycotts
FTC chair alleged “serious risk” from ad boycotts After Musk’s purchase of Twitter, the social network lost advertisers for various […]
Meta hypes AI friends as social media’s future, but users want real connections
Skip to content Two visions for social media’s future pit real connections against AI friends. Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty […]
Meta argues enshittification isn’t real in bid to toss FTC monopoly trial
Further, Meta argued that the FTC did not show evidence that users sharing friends-and-family content were shown more ads. Meta […]
Zuckerberg stifled Instagram because he loves Facebook, Instagram founder says
Letting feelings get in the way? Before acquiring Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg swore Facebook had “no agenda.” At the Meta monopoly […]
FTC sues Uber over difficulty of canceling subscriptions, “false” claims
Several tech executives attended the president’s inauguration ceremony, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg have held […]
At monopoly trial, Zuckerberg redefined social media as texting with friends
“The magic of friends has fallen away” Mark Zuckerberg played up TikTok rivalry at monopoly trial, but judge may not […]
FTC now has three Republicans and no Democrats instead of the typical 3-2 split
After declaring the FTC to be under White House control, Trump fired both Democratic members despite a US law and […]
FTC can’t afford to fight Amazon’s allegedly deceptive sign-ups after DOGE cuts
The Federal Trade Commission is moving to push back a trial set to determine if Amazon tricked customers into signing […]
FTC investigates “tech censorship,” says it’s un-American and may be illegal
The Federal Trade Commission today announced a public inquiry into alleged censorship online, saying it wants “to better understand how […]