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FTC Hearing #13: Merger Retrospectives
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The Federal Trade Commission held the thirteenth session of its Hearings Initiative, focused on the agency’s merger retrospective program, on April 12, 2019, at FTC Headquarters in Room 432. This...
National Consumer Protection Week 2019 Kicks off Sunday, March 3
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The Federal Trade Commission and its federal, state and local partners, together with consumer groups and national advocacy organizations, will participate in the 21st annual National Consumer...
FTC Publishes Inflation-Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts
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The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions of law the FTC enforces, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation...
Imposter Scams Top Complaints Made to FTC in 2018
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For the first time, imposter scams topped the list of consumer complaints submitted in 2018 to the Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide Consumer Sentinel database, driven in part by a jump in reports...
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Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2018
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The FTC takes in reports from consumers about problems they experience in the marketplace. The reports are stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network (Sentinel), a secure online database available only...
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FTC Continues Actions to Stop Deceptive Free-Trial and Negative Option Pitches
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced another case in a series of recent actions targeting allegedly deceptive online “free-trial” offers that tricked consumers into enrolling in negative...
FTC Extends Public Comment Periods for Some Sessions of its Hearings Initiative
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has extended the public comment periods for some of the sessions in its Hearings Initiative, and that comments for all the remaining sessions will be due...
Musical.ly, Inc.
Video social networking app Musical.ly, Inc., now known as TikTok, agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company illegally collected personal information from children in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
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Federal
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172 3004
Video Social Networking App Musical.ly Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations That it Violated Children’s Privacy Law
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Note: The FTC hosted a conference call for media with Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Andrew Smith. The operators of the video social networking app Musical.ly, now known as TikTok, have agreed...
FTC Releases Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures for 2017
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The number of cigarettes that the largest cigarette companies in the United States sold to wholesalers and retailers nationwide declined from 240.5 billion in 2016 to 229.1 billion in 2017, according...
FTC Brings First Case Challenging Fake Paid Reviews on an Independent Retail Website
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced its first case challenging a marketer’s use of fake paid reviews on an independent retail website. In settling the agency’s complaint, Cure Encapsulations...
FTC and CFPB Reauthorize Memorandum of Understanding
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The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reauthorized their memorandum of understanding. The agreement reflects the ongoing coordination between the two agencies...
FTC Staff Provides Annual Letter to CFPB with ECOA Activities
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with an annual summary of its activities enforcing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The FTC is...
FTC Returns $1.95 Million to Consumers Who Bought NutriMost Ultimate Fat Loss System in the Pittsburgh Area
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 3,483 checks totaling more than $1.95 million to consumers who bought the NutriMost Ultimate Fat Loss System between October 1, 2012 and August 9, 2016, in the...
FTC Approves Final Order with SoFi
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order with SoFi, resolving allegations that it misrepresented how much money student loan borrowers have...
FTC Announces Agenda for the Tenth Session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda for the tenth session of its Hearings Initiative. The session, focused on competition and consumer protection issues in broadband markets, will...
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