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FTC Announces Appointment of Dania L. Ayoubi as New Administrative Law Judge
The Federal Trade Commission announced the appointment of Dania L. Ayoubi to serve as one of the agency’s Administrative Law Judges , who are responsible for independent adjudicative fact-find...
FTC Sends Refunds to Ring Customers Stemming from 2023 Sett... to Block Employees and Hackers from Accessing Consumer Videos
The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $5.6 million to consumers as the result of a settlement with Ring over charges the company allowed employees and contractors to ...
FTC Approves Modifications to Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority’s Registration Rule
The Federal Trade Commission has issued an order approving modifications that the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority has proposed to its Registration Rule. The rule modifications aim to...
FTC Action Leads to Industry Ban for Ringleader of Student Loan Debt Relief Scam
The ringleader of a student loan debt relief scam will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and is required to turn over assets as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commi...
Proposed FTC Order will Prohibit Telehealth Firm Cerebral f...ata for Advertising Purposes, and Require it to Pay $7 Million
Cerebral, Inc. has agreed to an order that will restrict how the company can use or disclose sensitive consumer data and require it to provide consumers with a simple way to cancel services to se...
FTC Finalizes Order with X-Mode and Successor Outlogic Prohibiting it from Sharing or Selling Sensitive Location Data
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order prohibiting data broker X-Mode and its successor Outlogic from sharing or selling any sensitive location data to settle allegations that the co...
Alcohol Addiction Treatment Firm will be Banned from Disclo...sing to Settle FTC Charges that It Shared Data Without Consent
The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against an alcohol addiction treatment service for allegedly disclosing users’ personal health data to third-party advertising platforms, including...
FTC Sends Refunds to Former AT&T Wireless Customers Who Were Subject to Data Throttling
The Federal Trade Commission is sending partial refunds to consumers totaling nearly $6.3 million stemming from the FTC’s lawsuit against AT&T Mobility LLC for misleading customers about its u...
FTC Issues Report to Congress on Collaboration with State Attorneys General
The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report to Congress detailing the FTC’s law enforcement cooperation with state attorneys general (AGs) nationwide and presenting best practices to ens...
FTC Sends $1.2 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Deceptive Investment Claims
The Federal Trade Commission is sending $1.2 million in refunds to consumers who paid for the advice of supposed experts based on deceptive claims of substantial investment profits. Image The...
FTC Announces Winners of Voice Cloning Challenge
The Federal Trade Commission has chosen four winning submissions for its Voice Cloning Challenge to promote the development of ideas to protect consumers from the misuse of artificial intellige...
FTC Issues Third Report on E-Cigarette Advertising and Sales in the U.S.
The Federal Trade Commission today issued its third report on e-cigarette sales and advertising nationwide , which shows that the combined sales of cartridge-based and disposable e-cigarette pro...
FTC Sends Nearly $62 Million in Refunds to Sellers Deceived by Online Real Estate Listing Service Opendoor Labs
The Federal Trade Commission is sending nearly $62 million in refunds to sellers deceived by advertising and marketing claims made by online real estate business Opendoor Labs, Inc. According t...
FTC To Convene Advisory Group to Fight Scams Against Older Adults April 2
WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host an online meeting of the Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group on April 2, 2024. The meeting will include reports from the committees formed at ...
FTC Announces Impersonation Rule Goes into Effect Today
As the Federal Trade Commission’s new rule on government and business impersonation goes into effect today, the agency is highlighting new data on the most common ways consumers are targeted b...
FTC Denies Application for New Parental Consent Mechanism Under COPPA
The Federal Trade Commission has denied an application, without prejudice, by the Entertainment Software Rating Board, Yoti, and SuperAwesome for Commission approval of a new mechanism for obtain...
FTC Releases 2023 Privacy and Data Security Update
The Federal Trade Commission released its Privacy and Data Security Update for 2023 that highlights the FTC’s work to protect consumer privacy and respond to the evolving ways that companies us...
FTC Sends $2.8 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by DK...ation’s Phony Online Business and Crypto Moneymaking Schemes
Image The Federal Trade Commission is sending $2.8 million in refunds to consumers who were harmed by DK Automation and its owners, Kevin David Hulse and David Shawn Arnett, who used unfound...
24 International Competition Network Participants Issue Joi...acity to Keep Pace with Increasing Digitization of the Economy
The Federal Trade Commission and other member agencies of the International Competition Network (ICN) jointly issued a statement about how regulatory agencies can increase their tech capacity to ...
FTC, Canadian Law Enforcement Agencies Cooperate on Public Outreach to Combat Cross-Border Fraud
As it celebrates Fraud Prevention Month, the Federal Trade Commission is joining with consumer protection and law enforcement agencies from the United States and Canada to engage in public outrea...
FTC Sends More Than $10 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Real Estate Investment Training Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $10 million in refunds to consumers who paid for a real estate investment training program that allegedly made empty promises about earning big p...
FTC to Hold Virtual Informal Hearing on April 24, 2024 As Part of its Review of the Proposed Rule Prohibiting Junk Fees
The Federal Trade Commission will hold a virtual informal hearing on April 24, 2024, on its proposed Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, commonly known as junk fees. During the hearing, which will ...
Federal Trade Commission Warns of Scammers Pretending to be Agency Staff
The Federal Trade Commission is warning the public that scammers are pretending to be affiliated with the FTC to steal consumers’ hard-earned money. The FTC will never tell consumers to move ...
FTC Actions Against Companies Making Deceptive Pandemic Loan Promises Lead to Record $59 Million in Damages
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against two companies – Biz2Credit and Womply – that made false promises to small businesses seeking to take part in the Paycheck Protection Prog...
FTC Sends Nearly $100 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Benefytt Technologies’ Sham Health Plans
The Federal Trade Commission is sending nearly $100 million in refunds to consumers who were charged for sham health plans marketed by Benefytt Technologies. Image According to the FTC’s A...
FTC Sends More Than $527,000 in Refunds to Bountiful Consumers Deceived By “Review Hijacking” on Amazon.com
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $527,000 in refunds to consumers who bought certain Nature’s Bounty and Sundown vitamins and supplements from Amazon.com. The FTC alleged that ...
FTC and DOJ File Comment with the U.S. Copyright Office Sup...sumers’ and Businesses’ Right to Repair Their Own Products
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) have submitted a comment to the U.S. Copyright Office to advocate for regulations that would facilitate con...
Tech Support Firms Will Pay $26 Million to Settle FTC Charges That They Deceived Consumers into Buying Repair Services
Two tech support companies will pay $26 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they bilked tens of millions of dollars from consumers, particularly older consumers, by duping the...
FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for March 21 Open Commission Meeting
Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, March 21, 2024. The open meeting will commence at 11am ET a...
FTC Sends More Than $4.1 Million in Refunds to People Who Lost Money to Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $4.1 million in refunds to people who lost money to student loan debt relief scammers who lured consumers with fake loan forgiveness claims and p...