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On July 24, 2019, the FTC held a press conference at its headquarters in Washington, DC, about its announcement of a settlement with Facebook, Inc. Participants included: FTC Chairman Joe Simons, FTC Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson, and Gustav W. Eyler, Director of the Department of Justice Civil Division’s Consumer Protection Branch.