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FTC
What might an FTC crackdown on some subscription practices mean for news outlets?
Nov 19, 2021
The agency has warned companies against using what it calls "illegal dark patterns" to trap consumers into subscriptions that are then hard to get out of.
Supreme Court limits FTC's ability to make fraudsters reimburse consumers
by
Justin Ho
Apr 23, 2021
In its unanimous ruling, the court says the FTC could always ask Congress for more authority to recover money for victims.
Mobile, media industries see optimistic signs for 5G wireless future
by
Scott Tong
Jan 7, 2021
The airwaves on the auction block include frequencies in what's called the mid-band range, allowing 5G signals to travel fast and far.
Facebook case won't be "open and shut," former antitrust attorney says
Dec 10, 2020
Erik Gordon thinks we won't see Facebook broken up and spun off into smaller separate companies.
Regulators fine YouTube for collecting data and marketing to kids
by
Erika Beras
Sep 5, 2019
Critics say the $170 million penalty will do little to change the video platform's behavior.
Facebook is facing a fine. What about Zuckerberg?
Jul 15, 2019
The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly ready to hit Facebook with a fine of about $5 billion.
Report: FTC approves roughly $5B fine for Facebook
Jul 12, 2019
According to the Wall Street Journal, the 3-2 vote broke along party lines.
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Judge rules Qualcomm violated antitrust law in chip market
May 22, 2019
A federal judge has ruled that Qualcomm unlawfully squeezed out rivals in the cellphone chip market and charged excessive royalties to cellphone manufacturers such as Apple.
Who protects you from making a bad purchase... on your smart speaker?
by
Molly Wood
Apr 29, 2019
Today's voice assistants and smart devices can act like salespeople who knock on your door.
Tracking the “King of Robocalls”
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Apr 2, 2019
A Wired reporter tells about the man responsible for nearly 100 million automated calls.