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Care.com to pay customers $8.5M in FTC settlement for deceiving caregivers, families

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requiring Care.com, a platform for gig workers in the elder-care and childcare space, to pay $8.5 million in refunds for deceiving caregivers who were looking for jobs, and making it difficult for families to cancel their paid memberships. The agency said on Monday that the company’s marketing messages […]

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FTC finalizes rule banning fake reviews, including those made with AI 

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday a final rule that will tackle several types of fake reviews and prohibit marketers from using deceptive practices, such as AI-generated reviews, censoring honest negative reviews, and compensating third parties for positive reviews. The decision was the result of a 5-to-0 vote. The new rule will

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FTC and Justice Department sue TikTok over alleged child privacy violations

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Justice Department are suing TikTok and ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a law that requires digital platforms to notify and obtain parents’ consent before collecting and using personal data from children under the age of 13. In a press

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FTC is investigating how companies are using AI to base pricing on consumer behavior

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The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that it’s ordering eight companies that offer AI-powered “surveillance service pricing” to turn over information about the potential impact these products have on privacy, competition and consumer protection.  With this investigation, the agency is seeking to learn more about how artificial intelligence and other technologies are being used

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FTC study finds ‘dark patterns’ used by a majority of subscription apps and websites

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, along with two other international consumer protection networks, announced on Thursday the results of a study into the use of “dark patterns” — or manipulative design techniques — that can put users’ privacy at risk or push them to buy products or services or take other actions they otherwise wouldn’t

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FTC refers TikTok child privacy case to Justice Department

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that it has referred a complaint against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice. The agency was investigating the company over potential violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Act and was looking into whether TikTok violated a law that prohibits “unfair and deceptive” business

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FTC Chair Lina Khan on startups, scaling, and ”innovations in potential lawbreaking”

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FTC Chair Lina Khan was the youngest person appointed to her position when she assumed the job in 2021. But once her term ends in September –  after which she’ll stay until a successor is named – her age might be the last thing that people remember about her reign. It’s more likely that Khan’s

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FTC Chair Lina Khan says the agency is going after the ‘mob bosses’ in Big Tech

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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is focusing its efforts on going after Big Tech, according to FTC Chair Lina Khan, who spoke at TechCrunch’s Strictly VC event in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.  Khan said the agency is focused on going after the players that are doing the biggest harm, as opposed to just increasing the

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