U.S. Government Sues TikTok for Illegal Data Collection on Children
The tussle over TikTok continues. The U.S. Justice Department has launched a new legal attack on the social media company,…
FTC and Justice Department sue TikTok over alleged child privacy violations
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department are suing TikTok and ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, with violating the…
Amazon’s deal with AI startup Adept faces FTC scrutiny
The front desk of the Amazon office is pictured in New York, May 1, 2019.Carlo Allegri | ReutersThe Federal Trade…
Biden administration focused on grocery prices as FTC weighs Albertsons/Kroger deal
Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images The Biden administration is focused on supermarket prices and wants…
FTC orders Blackbaud to overhaul ‘reckless’ security practices in wake of 2020 breach
Education tech company Blackbaud agreed to settle with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the company’s security practices that resulted…
FTC staff told Amazon last week it planned to block iRobot deal – report
Justin Sullivan Staff of the Federal Trade Commission told Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) last week that it planned to block its $1.4…
FTC clears EQT’s Tug Hill acquisition but Quantum Energy must give up board seat
onurdongel/E+ via Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission ordered Quantum Energy Partners and founder Wil VanLoh to give up the…
FTC Chair Lina Khan says AI could “turbocharge” fraud, be used to “squash competition”
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan is leading the Biden administration's charge against massive tech companies allegedly looking to gobble…