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FTC Releases Reports on 2013 Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures
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The number of cigarettes sold by the largest cigarette companies in the United States to wholesalers and retailers in the U.S. declined from 267.7 billion in 2012 to 256.7 billion in 2013, according...
FTC Commissioner Julie Brill to Resign
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Julie Brill, who has served as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission since April 2010, will resign her position at the end of this month. “Commissioner Brill has been an unwavering advocate...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Opportunities and Challenges in Advancing Health Information Technology
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By
Jessica L. Rich, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Matter Number
P065404
File
Text of the Commission Testimony
(70.91 KB)
FTC Sends Refund Checks Totaling Nearly $210,000 to Consumers Who Bought Nano-UV “Disinfectant” Devices from Zadro Health Solutions, Inc.
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Starting today, the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 2,172 partial refund checks totaling nearly $210,000 to consumers who bought Nano-UV “disinfectant” devices from a company called Zadro Health...
Sitesearch Corporation, Doing Business As LeapLab
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3192
X150060
Public Statement
INNOVATE2016: The role of the FTC and federal regulators in Silicon Valley (Video)
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FTC Obtains Settlement Permanently Banning Vacation Package Pitchmen from Using Robocalls
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An Orlando-based telemarketing company and its owner have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made millions of illegal robocalls and calls to numbers on the National Do Not...
FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silverpush’ Code
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has issued warning letters to app developers who have installed a piece of software that can monitor a device’s microphone to listen for audio signals that...
FTC Approves Final Order Prohibiting Machinima, Inc. from Misrepresenting that Paid Endorsers in Influencer Campaigns are Independent Reviewers
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order with Machinima, Inc., requiring the company to disclose when it has compensated “influencers” to post...
Machinima, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3090
FTC Chairwoman Ramirez Statement on the Children’s Confection Advertising Initiative
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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez issued the following statement in response to the new Children’s Confection Advertising Initiative, which is part of the Council of Better Business...
Lord & Taylor Settles FTC Charges It Deceived Consumers Through Paid Article in an Online Fashion Magazine and Paid Instagram Posts by 50 “Fashion Influencers”
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National retailer Lord & Taylor has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by paying for native advertisements, including a seemingly objective article in the...
FTC Action: Scammer Banned from Debt and Mortgage Relief Business, Telemarketing
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Denny Lake, the final individual defendant in a mortgage modification scam aimed at financially strapped homeowners, will be banned from selling debt relief and mortgage-related products and services...
Public Statement
When women are targeted for scams
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https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/when-women-are-targeted-scams
FTC and Department of Justice Bring Action against Lead-Generator Using Robocalls to Pitch Energy Savings
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The Federal Trade Commission, in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), has brought a federal court action to stop a telemarketing operation that allegedly made illegal robocalls promising...
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