Spotify head Daniel Ek, whose company is facing calls for an FTC investigation over its aggressive bundling strategy. Photo Credit: Fortune Live Media / CC by 2.0 The fallout over Spotify’s bundling shenanigans isn’t through […]
Photo Credit: Ian Hutchinson The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a formal warning to StubHub over the secondary ticket market’s slow rollout of all-in pricing. The FTC’s rule requiring ticket sellers to display the […]
Photo Credit: US Senator Richard Blumenthal Senator Blumenthal hosted a press event at an independent venue to formally demand FTC action to address deceptive ticketing practices. Senator Richard Blumenthal hosted a press event at Hartford, […]
iStockphoto The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) claims unwanted spam telemarketing phone calls are down more than 50 percent since 2021. The federal agency cites people registering with the Do Not Call (DNC) list as one […]
The FTC has finally enacted its new rule that bans “fake social media indicators,” including viewbotting systems that are often seen on streaming platforms like Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. Back in August 2024, the FTC […]
Jeremy Gan ❘ Published: 2024-08-15T06:22:59 The FTC is cracking down on viewbotting, follower buying, and fake reviews from influencers and streamers as part of a new ruling from the agency. When it comes […]
Photo Credit: Muhammad Asyfaul The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing a blanket ban on Meta’s ability to monetize underage data. The move comes after repeated violations of a 2020 privacy order. These changes proposed […]
Epic Games, the maker of the hit game Fortnite, will pay the Federal Trade Commission a record $520 million to settle claims that it violated children’s privacy. The North Carolina-based company’s popular game duped millions […]
The Microsoft–Activision deal may be in jeopardy. According to the New York Times, the Federal Trade Commission has filed an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s acquisition of the popular video game-maker. The tech giant announced the $69 billion deal at the […]
Photo Credit: Daniel Romero iHeartMedia and Google have settled a lawsuit with the FTC and seven states over deceptive advertising of its Pixel 4 smartphones. The lawsuit claims that Google paid radio hosts to read […]
Photo Credit: Rachel Coyne Two Senators have written to the FTC to inquire about what is being done about ticketing bots and insane reseller prices online for popular concerts. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Richard […]
Lawrence Scotti ❘ Published: 2022-11-25T16:32:17 ❘ Updated: 2022-11-25T16:32:25 Twitch star Asmongold reacted to the news that the FTC will challenge Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision-Blizzard and believes the deal will […]
Shared from www.latimes.com. Arguably, no one knows more about your online activities than your internet service provider. And every leading ISP says it takes users’ privacy very, very seriously. “Your information and your privacy are […]