The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act. Its principal mission is the promotion of consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of anticompetitive business practices, such as coercive monopoly. It is headquartered in the Federal Trade Commission Building in Washington, D.C.
Regulators at the FTC have slapped Facebook with a record fine, but some lawmakers are criticizing the nearly $5 billion penalty as a drop in the bucket. CNET editor-at-large Ian Sherr joins CBSN with.. CBS News - Published
The US Federal Trade Commission has voted to approve a fine of about $5bn for Facebook over privacy violations, according to a report. ...... WorldNews - Published
Broadcasting Cable reports social media influencers now must include health warnings with any posts about vaping products. The Federal Trade Commission has warned advertisers of e-liquid products that..
Apple is making another big push for privacy. On Monday at its annual developer conference WWDC it launched a "Sign in with Apple" function. Jane Lanhee Lee reports.
According to Reuters, federal antitrust regulators are moving forward with a broad investigation of four tech giants. But the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are sharing the case..
According to Gizmodo, a flurry of antitrust probes have been opened by federal authorities into tech companies. Although the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are responsible for..
According to Business Insider, the Federal Trade Commission will oversee antitrust investigations into Facebook and Amazon. The Justice Department will manage similar investigations into Apple and..
According to Reuters, the U.S. Justice Department has jurisdiction for a potential probe of Apple as part of a broader review of whether technology giants are using their size to act in an..
According to Business Insider, the Justice Department will oversee a federal antitrust investigation into Apple. Although the Federal Trade Commission is also responsible for investigating antitrust..
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc this week over its investigation into the social media company's handling of user data, a source familiar.. Reuters - Published
The United States Federal Trade Commission voted this week to approve a roughly $5 billion settlement with Facebook Inc over a long-running investigation into the company's privacy missteps, the Wall.. Reuters - Published
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