Multiple consumer groups wrote a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), calling for the organization to review how companies are marketing toward children and tracking them online.The coalition of consumer advocacy groups includes the Center for…
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AT&T has agreed to pay $60 million back to customers to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit over the carr…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered AT&T to pay $60 million in a settlement regarding unlimited data plans and reduced data speeds.
The FTC announced the settlement on Tuesday, November 5, which is a result of a complaint from 20…
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Once upon a time, there was a phone company—or rather, the phone company. AT&T Corp., the venerable “Ma Bell,” provided nearly all telephone s…
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Facebook’s $5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission this summer smashed records: the FTC had never before fined any company such a hefty amount. But even though critics immediately lambasted the deal as a …
Facebook is facing yet another federal probe, this time from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for possibly violating antitrust laws. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently opened a separate antitrust investigation as well.
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Facebook on Tuesday released more details about its Supreme Court for content decisions — an oversight board that would have the ability to overrule CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
In blog post that was updated Tuesday, Brent Harris, Director of Governance and …
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If you’re one of the millions of Americans who received an email this weekend from the Equifax Breach Settlement Administrator, you’re not alone. Nor are you alone if yo…
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YouTube’s had a rough year with kids. Not only has the Google subsidiary drawn concerns about content featuring children and content provided to children, but now the company has also se…
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Equifax’s massive 2017 data breach screwed over more than 140 million people, so it was not terribly surprising when tens of millions…
