The US FTC says it will appeal to revive its case accusing Meta of bolstering an illegal monopoly by acquiring Instagram and WhatsApp; Meta won the case in 2025
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will file an appeal seeking to revive its case accusing Facebook parent company Meta Platforms …
Sources: US FTC is probing if Ticketmaster does enough to stop bots from illegal resales, focusing on its compliance with a law against automated ticket resales
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The US FTC drops a case that sought to block Microsoft's $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying that pursuing the case was not in the public interest
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's (MSFT.O) $69-billion purchase of “Call of Duty” …
Cleo AI agrees to pay $17M to settle US FTC charges that the cash advance startup deceived customers about how much money they could obtain and how quickly
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Cleo AI agrees to pay $17M to settle US FTC charges that the cash advance startup deceived customers about how much money they could obtain and how quickly
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Sources: the US FTC plans to investigate allegations that Microsoft is abusing its market power in productivity software to prevent customers from leaving Azure
Unfortunately for big tech, JD Vance is a big fan of Lina Khan and has described here as “doing a pretty good job” so the election is unlikely to be a respite from FTC investigations. … X: Daniel Newm...
A US judge rules that Meta must face trial in a US FTC lawsuit seeking its break up over claims that it bought Instagram and WhatsApp to crush competitors
Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O) must face trial in a U.S. Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking its break up over claims …
In a first, the US FTC bans data broker Outlogic, formerly X-Mode Social, from selling phone location data and orders the company to delete all collected data
Filing: the US FTC revives its challenge against Microsoft's $69B acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a move which may seek to unwind the deal after it closes
- FTC administrative hearing won't derail deal from closing — Companies are likely to win UK regulatory approval for deal
Filing: the US FTC suspends its in-house trial against Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition set for August 2023, opening the door to settlement talks
- Move allows Microsoft, Activision to speak with commissioners — Companies asked for delay ahead of August in-house trial