The US TikTok ban – a full timeline Every time TikTok has clashed with the US government, from COPPA violations to the potential ban Tom’s Guide · Jan 9, 2025
H&R Block Faces Hefty $7 Million Fine: What It Means for Taxpayers A tax prep industry giant was accused of deceiving customers and making downgrading difficult. Kiplinger · Jan 8, 2025
Man Refuses To Share His SSN, Girlfriend Insists It’s Non-Negotiable, Silence Follows His girlfriend asked for his social security number a year into their relationship so she could "do a background check". He refused so she left. The post Man Refuses To Share His SSN, Girlfriend Insists It’s Non-Negotiable, Silence Follows first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Jan 3, 2025
FTC orders Marriott and Starwood to boost cybersecurity following major incidents Marriott has been ordered to implement stricter security after three major data breaches. TechRadar · Dec 24, 2024
Have This Conversation to Save Your Family's Money This Holiday Season While your family is together, talk about the risks of sophisticated financial scams. Kiplinger · Dec 23, 2024
The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse? Researchers and watchdog groups say the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce detailed and novel online reviews has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024
FTC: Stop Grubhub's "pricing shell game" "Our investigation found that Grubhub tricked its customers," said FTC chair Lina Khan Salon · Dec 22, 2024
Congress Strips PBM Reforms From Funding Package US PBM reform efforts face setback as Congress fails to pass transparency measures. FTC takes action against major PBMs for alleged insulin price inflation. Top News · Dec 21, 2024
Joe Biden Tried To Use the Regulatory State To Micromanage Everything The Biden administration's war on "junk fees" is emblematic of its nanny state instincts. Reason · Dec 21, 2024
How Is Corpay's Stock Performance Compared to Other Digital Payments Stocks? Corpay has underperformed the digital payments industry over the past year, but analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Dec 20, 2024
Fortnite Teams Up With Skibidi Toilet For Wild Crossover Starting today (Dec.18), players can grab a variety of bathroom-themed cosmetics in the Item Shop, including a Plungerman skin and a toilet-themed back bling. International Business Times · Dec 18, 2024
Grubhub to pay $25M in deceptive practices settlement with Illinois attorney general and the FTC Grubhub Inc. will pay $25 million to settle a dispute over alleged deceptive business practices with the Illinois attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
FTC takes aim at hotel, event junk fees The rule requires companies to display the full price of a service or product upfront Salon · Dec 17, 2024
Concert promoters, hotels and lodging sites soon will have to disclose extra fees up front The Federal Trade Commission says it will soon require hotels, vacation rental platforms and live event promoters to disclose any fees up front when they list prices The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2024
RideApart · Dec 17, 2024 Harley-Davidson's Warranty Policies are Predatory Says Owners' Lawsuit While my law experience is attempting to get out of a few—read many—speeding tickets over the years, there's always been something about contract law that irks me. And that's how aftermarket parts can void warranties. I understand that if you throw on a turbocharger or add nitrous to a UTV, hence…
TechRadar · Dec 16, 2024 Fake job tasks are costing victims millions, FTC warns FTC warns job seekers are being scammed out of millions in a new task scam.
International Business Times UK · Dec 15, 2024 Fortnite Refund Policy: How Epic Games Will Pay Users in £56.48M Record Refund Case Epic Games will pay $245M for misleading billing practices, which violated the Fortnite return policy. The FTC will distribute refunds to millions of players.
Salon · Dec 14, 2024 Under Trump, the "Khan approach" is dead Trump's nominees in the FTC and DOJ's antitrust division will test the "Khanservative's" commitment to antitrust
Reason · Dec 13, 2024 Mark Meador's Nomination to the Federal Trade Commission Is Bad News for Consumers Meador’s nomination is a win for antitrust activism and a blow to economic freedom.
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024 Whiskey and tequila prices drop for the holidays despite 2024 alcohol inflation Beer served in bars is nearly 4% more expensive than last year
Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2024 The Trump administration could reverse progress on AI regulation Trump’s pick for the US FTC chair is expected to push back against regulating AI, undermining efforts so far.
Reason · Dec 12, 2024 Kroger-Albertsons Merger Halted by the Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission's antitrust action does not benefit grocery shoppers.
The Conversation · Dec 11, 2024 What’s next for Albertsons after calling off its $25B grocery merger with Kroger: More lawsuits Albertsons announced on Dec. 11, 2024, that it had called off an attempted merger with Kroger and would sue Kroger for breach of contract. The US$25 billion deal, first announced in 2022, would have combined Cincinnati-based Kroger, already the largest traditional U.S. supermarket chain, with Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons, which is…
Reason · Dec 11, 2024 Mike Lee's App Store Accountability Act Would Make Google and Apple Check IDs Lee says this is about "sexual and violent content." It goes far beyond that.
Fortune · Dec 11, 2024 Fortnite players could be owed $114. Here's how to claim it. Epic Games agrees to $245 million settlement.