The Latest Breaking News from Federal Trade Commission

Business lobby attacks as New York nears a noncompete ban, rare in the US

A proposed ban on noncompete agreements has come under a fierce attack by business groups in New York

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

How to talk to older people in your life about scams

Last year, consumers lost $8.8 billion to scammers, and the Federal Trade Commission says older adults lost the most money compared to other age groups

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2023

Amazon used an algorithm to essentially raise prices on other sites, the FTC says

A newly unredacted portion of the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust lawsuit against Amazon says the company used a secret algorithm that essentially helped the company raise prices on other online sites

The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023

The Biden Administration's Antitrust Changes Would Be Great for Bureaucrats—and Bad for Consumers

The guidelines would ignore decades of academic findings about how firm concentration can have a positive impact on consumers' welfare.

Reason · Aug 17, 2023

Kimberly Palmer: How to stay safe from financial scams

While there’s no way to guarantee you’ll completely avoid financial scams, there are steps you can take to reduce your chances of falling for one

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

She ‘ruined’ her sister-in-law’s bachelorette party to avoid ‘scammers’. Who was in the wrong?

‘While I felt a bit bad about ruining her night, I did not feel bad about standing up to a scammer at all,’ she says

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

People are defending a woman after she ‘ruined’ future sister-in-law’s bachelorette party to avoid ‘scammers’

‘While I felt a bit bad about ruining her night, I did not feel bad about standing up to a scammer at all,’ she says

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

SCOTUS strikes down student debt cancellation plan, takes up case on agency enforcement authority

The Checks and Balances Letter delivers news and information from Ballotpedia’s Administrative State Project, including pivotal actions at the federal and state levels related to the separation of powers, due process, and the rule of law.

Ballotpedia · Jul 20, 2023

Consumers need protection from ChatGPT and other AI models

The Federal Trade Commission investigation of ChatGPT maker OpenAI is looking into issues such as the risk of data privacy breaches and errors created by artificial intelligence models.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 19, 2023

FTC probe of OpenAI: Consumer protection is the opening salvo of US AI regulation

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation of ChatGPT maker OpenAI for potential violations of consumer protection laws. The FTC sent the company a 20-page demand for information in the week of July 10, 2023. The move comes as European regulators have begun to take action, and Congress is…

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2023