FTC delays click-to-cancel rule enforcement, giving companies more time to simplify cancellations
Arduous cancellation processes aren't disappearing yet
Uber faces FTC lawsuit for 'impossible to cancel' subscriptions
Cancelling an Uber subscription reportedly required 23 screens and 32 actions
Mark Zuckerberg considered deleting everyone's Facebook friends in 2022, admits platform's focus has shifted
"The 'friend' part has gone down quite a bit"
Qualcomm escalates legal fight with Arm in global antitrust campaign
The legal battle has now spread across three continents
FTC sues e-commerce firm for allegedly scamming investors via Amazon storefronts
The company made some big promises
FTC asks judge to postpone Amazon trial as Musk's layoffs have left the agency short-staffed
Affected Prime members could receive refunds, but FTC says federal cuts are slowing the case
Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, with investment scams leading the losses
If it seems too good to be true, it usually is
FTC asked to implement and enforce clearer rules on digital product ownership
Califonia has already codified it at the state level
FTC settlement bans GM from sharing driver location data for five years
Insurance companies exploited shared data to increase rates
Razer Zephyr mask buyers will soon receive over $1 million in refunds following FTC settlement
6,764 consumers will be getting their money back
Microsoft faces FTC scrutiny over alleged antitrust practices in federal cybersecurity deals
Using free trials to lock government and military into expensive subscriptions?
In brief: The US Federal Trade Commission has spent weeks investigating Microsoft's cybersecurity deals with the federal government. Although the case's fate under the incoming Trump administration remains uncertain, the Commission continues to pursue it, illuminating the tech giant's alleged strategy of locking government customers into its products to block competition.
Scammers use gamified tactics to prey on job seekers, FTC reports $220M in losses
Never pay someone offering you a job - is a good rule of thumb
FTC: Most smart device makers are breaking the law by not informing consumers of software support terms
Companies would rather drop support on old products and then sell you a new one
FTC set to probe Microsoft over alleged anticompetitive cloud business practices
The final bequest of Biden Administration to the federal antitrust agency
Big Cable and others file multiple lawsuits to block the FTC's Click-to-Cancel regulation
Are we supposed to be surprised?
FTC "Click-to-Cancel" mandate targets annoying subscription traps
Businesses say that switching to a easy method to unsubscribe will increase "accidental cancellations"
Amazon partially prevails in FTC antitrust lawsuit, but the battle continues
The trial will be split into two parts, a decision Amazon opposed
Lawmakers ask FTC to determine if AI generated article summaries are anti-competitive
Data collection has never been as powerful or lucrative as it is right now
A hot potato: Currently, the AI industry is the Wild West. There are very few laws on the books that govern the market. This lack of formal regulation has led to AI firms operating on the honor system, promising to effectively self-regulate, but democrats in the US Senate believe the self-regulation experiment has failed. They're now asking trade regulators to see if they can find any antitrust violations, especially in AI-generated content summaries.
White House wants to make canceling subscriptions as easy as signing up
Easing pain points when dealing with businesses
FTC targets Mastercard in major investigation into AI-based surveillance pricing
You could be paying more than your neighbor for the same product from the same vendor
Microsoft claims new Game Pass pricing offers better value, fires back at FTC's "degraded" label
Microsoft has also accused FTC of moving goalposts
FTC study reveals widespread use of dark patterns by subscription websites and apps
"Are you really, really sure you want to unsubscribe?"
FTC warns PC manufacturers Asrock, Zotac, and Gigabyte that consumers have the right to repair
Those stickers that say "warranty void if removed" are illegal
US government sues Adobe over hidden subscription termination fees and difficult cancellation process
The company has been under investigation for a while
