2024-12-18
1. Earlier today, Illinois AG @KwameRaoul and I announced a law enforcement action against @Grubhub. Our joint investigation found that, for years, Grubhub systematically cheated customers, deceived drivers, and undermined restaurant owners. https://www.ftc.gov/...
Reuters
Grubhub settles with the US FTC and IL AG for $25M, for allegedly adding restaurants without consent and misleading users about order fees and drivers about pay
Jody Godoy / Reuters :
7. This case is the latest in the FTC's work to crack down on lawbreaking by “gig” companies. Workers, consumers, and small businesses deserve markets that are fair and honest, no matter the technology or business model.
Reuters
Grubhub settles with the US FTC and IL AG for $25M, for allegedly adding restaurants without consent and misleading users about order fees and drivers about pay
Jody Godoy / Reuters :
6. This action holds Grubhub to account, securing nearly $25 million for the people cheated by its tactics. We are also requiring Grubhub to advertise the full cost of delivery, honestly advertise pay for drivers, and list restaurants on its platform only with their consent.
Reuters
Grubhub settles with the US FTC and IL AG for $25M, for allegedly adding restaurants without consent and misleading users about order fees and drivers about pay
Jody Godoy / Reuters :
2024-08-15
1. People rely on online reviews to make informed purchases and compare products. When companies use fake reviews, consumers get misled and honest businesses lose out. Today @FTC finalized a rule to prohibit fake reviews. https://www.ftc.gov/...
Engadget
The US FTC announces a final rule banning the sale of fake reviews and testimonials, including AI-generated ones, with fines as high as $50K per violation
The new rules prohibit the selling of fake and AI-generated reviews and testimonials in several forms.
3. Thanks to the rule, @FTC will be able to more effectively combat fake reviews by levying penalties on lawbreakers and returning money to those harmed. As @POTUS notes, Americans should be able to trust online reviews when looking to buy a product. https://x.com/...
Engadget
The US FTC announces a final rule banning the sale of fake reviews and testimonials, including AI-generated ones, with fines as high as $50K per violation
The new rules prohibit the selling of fake and AI-generated reviews and testimonials in several forms.
2024-08-03
The @FTC's investigation found that TikTok knowingly and repeatedly violated kids' privacy, threatening the safety of millions of children across the country. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today based on FTC's referral. https://www.ftc.gov/...
New York Times
The US DOJ sues TikTok, saying it collected children's data without parents' permission, knowingly let users under the age of 13 create accounts, and more
The Justice Department said that TikTok illegally collected children's data and knowingly allowed users under the age of 13 to create accounts.
2024-07-26
Last month @FTC took action against Adobe and two executives for pushing people into subscriptions, deceptively charging an “early termination” fee, and making it absurdly hard to cancel. Our unredacted complaint: https://www.ftc.gov/...
The Verge
FTC's newly unredacted filings quote an Adobe exec comparing early termination fees to “heroin”; Adobe's Dana Rao says the person was not on the leadership team
2024-07-22
1. All too often these days, a single glitch results in a system-wide outage, affecting industries from healthcare and airlines to banks and auto-dealers. Millions of people and businesses pay the price. These incidents reveal how concentration can create fragile systems.
Reuters
Reeling from CrowdStrike-related outages, Delta has canceled 5,000+ flights, including 1,384 on Sunday and 700+ for Monday so far, according to FlightAware
Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) struggled to restore normal operations on Sunday after last week's crippling global cyber outage …
1. All too often these days, a single glitch results in a system-wide outage, affecting industries from healthcare and airlines to banks and auto-dealers. Millions of people and businesses pay the price. These incidents reveal how concentration can create fragile systems.
Washington Post
One defective CrowdStrike update for Windows breaking global systems resurfaces concerns about Microsoft's monopoly in government and enterprise IT systems
2024-07-21
1. All too often these days, a single glitch results in a system-wide outage, affecting industries from healthcare and airlines to banks and auto-dealers. Millions of people and businesses pay the price. These incidents reveal how concentration can create fragile systems.
The Official Microsoft Blog
Microsoft estimates that CrowdStrike's update affected 8.5M Windows devices, or less than 1% of all Windows machines
On July 18, CrowdStrike, an independent cybersecurity company, released a software update that began impacting IT systems globally. Although this was not a Microsoft incident …
2024-06-19
2. @FTC will continue to use all its tools to enforce the law without fear or favor and protect the American public from corporate lawbreaking. We look forward to our continued partnership with @TheJusticeDept as we advance these shared goals.
Reuters
The US FTC says it has referred a complaint to the DOJ against TikTok and ByteDance over potential violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it had referred a complaint to the Justice Department against the social media platform TikTok …
1. Today @FTC referred its case against TikTok to the Civil Division at @TheJusticeDept. Our investigation found reason to believe that TikTok is violating or about to violate the FTC Act and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). https://www.ftc.gov/...
Reuters
The US FTC says it has referred a complaint to the DOJ against TikTok and ByteDance over potential violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it had referred a complaint to the Justice Department against the social media platform TikTok …
2024-06-18
1. @FTC has taken action against Adobe and two executives for pushing people into subscriptions and then making it absurdly hard to cancel. Adobe ambushed users with hefty “early termination fees” and threw up obstacles when people tried to cancel. https://www.ftc.gov/...
The Verge
The US DOJ sues Adobe for allegedly harming “consumers by enrolling them in its default, most lucrative subscription plan without clearly disclosing” plan terms
Amid a flurry of tech news yesterday … Kevin Okemwa / Windows Central : US government sues Adobe for ‘deceptive’ business tactics and hiding steep subscription cancellation charges...
2024-04-24
1. Today @FTC issued a final rule banning noncompetes for workers across the country. The rule will ensure that Americans have the freedom to pursue a new job, start a new business, or bring a new idea to market. https://www.ftc.gov/...
Wall Street Journal
The US FTC bans noncompete clauses that restrict job switching, the first time in 50+ years that the FTC has issued a regulation mandating an economywide change
Move sets up high-stakes legal clash with business groups over the agency's power — WASHINGTON—The Federal Trade Commission …
2024-04-03
Thanks to @jonstewart for having me on to talk about @FTC's work to lower the cost of asthma inhalers, the importance of holding corporate executives accountable for lawbreaking, and how monopolies can use their power to bully, coerce, and censor speech.
Axios
On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to interview FTC chair Lina Khan on his Apple podcast by saying “please don't talk to her”
Apple Called Out By Jon Stewart For Blocking FTC Chair Lina Khan's Interview The Daily Show on YouTube : Jon Stewart On The False Promises of AI | The Daily Show American Economic ...
2024-04-02
Thanks to @jonstewart for having me on to talk about @FTC's work to lower the cost of asthma inhalers, the importance of holding corporate executives accountable for lawbreaking, and how monopolies can use their power to bully, coerce, and censor speech.
Axios
On The Daily Show, Jon Stewart says Apple asked him not to interview FTC chair Lina Khan on his Apple podcast by saying “please don't talk to her”
- “Apple's conduct extends beyond just monopoly profits and even affects the flow of speech.
2024-02-16
1. Fraudsters are using voice cloning & other AI tools to impersonate individuals with eerie precision and at scale. @FTC proposes to expand its impersonation rule to cover impersonation of individuals, so these fraudsters would pay hefty penalties. https://www.ftc.gov/...
Bloomberg
The FTC proposes new rules that would make companies liable if they “know or have reason to know” their AI tech is being used to harmfully impersonate consumers
The US Federal Trade Commission moved to put new rules into place around impersonation, citing the rising threat …
@FTC 3. As we note in a statement, this marks the first time @FTC has finalized a new consumer protection rule since 1980. This took two years from proposal to final rule, finally putting lie to the idea that FTC rulemaking must be an impossibly long process. https://www.ftc.gov/...
Bloomberg
The FTC proposes new rules that would make companies liable if they “know or have reason to know” their AI tech is being used to harmfully impersonate consumers
The US Federal Trade Commission moved to put new rules into place around impersonation, citing the rising threat …
2024-01-10
1. Too often, data brokers track & sell Americans' location data—revealing not just where someone lives, but which doctors they visit and where they worship. @FTC has taken action to ban data broker X-Mode/Outlogic from selling sensitive location data. https://www.ftc.gov/...
TechCrunch
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
2023-12-21
7. Our proposed changes to COPPA are much-needed, especially in an era where online tools have become essential for navigating daily life—and where firms are deploying increasingly sophisticated digital tools to surveil kids and monetize their data.
Washington Post
The US FTC proposes more data protections for kids, including making targeted ads for under-13s opt-in and banning using select data for kids push notifications
and where firms are deploying increasingly sophisticated digital tools to surveil children.'” Jules Polonetsky / @julespolonetsky : Just when you thought you could log off for the ...