Trump signs order making independent regulators answerable to White House Executive power grab would affect Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2025
Trump Administration To Reinstate Consumer Welfare Standard In Antitrust Debate over antitrust enforcement in the US, focusing on Consumer Welfare Standard vs. Brandeisian Antitrust views. Top News · Feb 19, 2025
Trump Has Good Reason To Complain About Limits on His Ability To Fire Executive Officers His position is grounded in concerns about the separation of powers that presidents of both major parties have raised for many years. Reason · Feb 19, 2025
Parents are desperate to protect kids on social media. Why did the US let a safety bill die? The Kids Online Safety act passed the Senate 91-to-3 but died in the House. Advocates on both sides say they won’t give up The Guardian - US · Feb 16, 2025
Indie FPS developer targets content creators who take undisclosed payments from rival developers and then dunk on his game: 'You and I will have legal problems' "I'm tired of watching you all get paid off to do hit pieces on games that don't fork cash over for you." PC Gamer · Feb 15, 2025
FTC Bans Political Appointees From Being ABA Members The ABA has been planting the seeds of its own demise for decades. Reason · Feb 14, 2025
Trump Administration's Position on President's Power to Remove Commission Members From the letter sent yesterday to Senator Richard Durbin (the ranking minority member on the Senate Judiciary Committee) by Acting… The post Trump Administration's Position on President's Power to Remove Commission Members appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Feb 13, 2025
FBI Warns Americans To Ignore 'Outstanding Toll Bill' Texts From Alleged Chinese Cybercriminals FBI warns of smishing texts claiming unpaid tolls, likely from Chinese cybercriminals. These scams aim to steal money and data via malicious links. International Business Times UK · Feb 10, 2025
Millions of phone location records feared leaked as one of the biggest data leaks ever may be a whole lot worse The geo-location information of tens of millions of smartphones have been leaked, a fresh lawsuit alleges. TechRadar · Feb 7, 2025
US health department condemns private equity firms for role in declining healthcare access Government report says private equity investment in nursing homes led to 11% increase in patient deaths The Guardian - US · Feb 6, 2025
Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions Right whales, premium cigars, and tax evasion. Reason · Jan 31, 2025
Biden's Antitrust Crackdown Stifled Innovation Antitrust scrutiny of startup acquisitions led to fewer deals and less venture capital funding. Reason · Jan 29, 2025
Renters need to watch out for hidden junk fees The FTC and the State of Colorado recently sued a prominent property management company, alleging hidden fees added on top of the publicly advertised monthly rent. Fortune · Jan 23, 2025
The Feds Just Sued a Major OEM Over Right to Repair, Is It A Big Deal? If you're a DIY enthusiast, then chances are excellent that you know exactly how satisfying it is to successfully do things yourself. Whether it's repairing a small electronic device yourself, soldering a circuit board, or even changing out a faucet in your kitchen or bathroom, there's a special sense of… RideApart · Jan 22, 2025
International Business Times UK · Jan 22, 2025 Genshin Impact Gets $20 Million Fine Over Deceptive Game Practices Towards Kids, Teens Some of the allegations FTC put forward in their report included aggressively marketing the game to minors and obtaining personal data from them.
International Business Times UK · Jan 22, 2025 'It's Out of Control': UnitedHealth Group and Peers Charged Americans 1000% More for Drugs FTC stated that the 'Big 3' PBM organisations collectively generated over £5.94 billion ($7.3 billion) in revenue from 2017 to 2022.
Salon · Jan 21, 2025 Trump's Big Tech turnaround The scene signaled that the industry Trump once called “dividing and divisive” is now in his good graces
Fortune · Jan 21, 2025 Trump has promised to 'knock out' pharmacy benefit managers. How the drug middlemen became a $557 billion industry that its customers love to hate The industry says it keeps down the cost of prescription drugs, but critics say it's profiting at the expense of patients.
Reason · Jan 20, 2025 Pepsi Suffers the Wrath of (Lina) Khan Outgoing FTC Chair Lina Khan sues Pepsi for violating Robinson-Patman Act.
Player One · Jan 20, 2025 'Genshin Impact' Dev Cognosphere Ordered To Pay $20 Million in Relation to FTC Charges Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere agreed to pay a $20 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over a number of charges.
The Guardian - US · Jan 19, 2025 Lina Khan’s legacy could prove to be fragile as Trump pick takes helm of FTC Outgoing agency head was a determined antitrust enforcer during her tenure, but some detractors say she was a bully with unchecked power
Tom’s Hardware · Jan 18, 2025 The FTC is concerned about Big Tech-AI startup partnerships — Microsoft-Open AI raises alarms The FTC warns that multi-billion-dollar partnerships between Big Tech and AI startups could lead to the monopolization of the AI and cloud computing sectors.
PC Gamer · Jan 17, 2025 FTC says Genshin Impact 'deceived children' and orders its publisher to pay a $20 million fine and stop selling loot boxes to kids The FTC says "Genshin Impact deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning."
Fortune · Jan 17, 2025 SEC enforcement blitz targets 7 financial firms as Biden administration winds down The SEC disclosed 7 actions against alleged misbehavior with only three days left for the Biden administration.
Fortune · Jan 17, 2025 Caught secretly selling car owners’ driving data, General Motors slapped with a hefty ban by Lina Khan’s FTC The U.S. carmaker had been harvesting drivers' data that was of particular value for insurers keen on better assessing the risk posed by policyholders.