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Listening Sessions on Lowering Americans’ Drug Prices Through Competition

Monday, June 30, 2025 | 2:00PM

Thursday, July 24, 2025 | 2:00PM

Monday, August 4, 2025 | 2:00PM

Jul08

Help Your Military Patrons Avoid Scams

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 | 2:00PM

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FTC Sues to Stop Mercury Marketing and Others from Deceptively Advertising Substance Use Disorder Treatment Clinics

Date

June 24, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint today alleging that Mercury Marketing, LLC, and other defendants impersonated substance use disorder treatment clinics in Google search ads to...

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FTC Sends More Than $8.1 Million to Consumers Harmed by Care.com’s Deceptive Claims About Earnings, Job Listings, and Cancellation Practices

Date

June 24, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $8.1 million to consumers harmed by online child and older adult care gig platform Care.com (Care). The FTC alleged that Care used...

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FTC Case Leads to Order Banning Ascend Ecom and Its Owners from Business Opportunity Marketing

Date

June 23, 2025

The operators of Ascend Ecom, an online business opportunity that allegedly cost consumers millions of dollars, will be banned from selling business opportunities and required to turn over assets to...

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Listening Sessions on Lowering Americans’ Drug Prices Through Competition

June 30, 2025 | 2:00PM

July 24, 2025 | 2:00PM

August 4, 2025 | 2:00PM

As part of implementing President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14273, Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, along with...

Jul08

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Help Your Military Patrons Avoid Scams

July 8, 2025 | 2:00PM

Every year, servicemembers, veterans, and their families report losing millions of dollars to fraud and scams – there were 99,000 fraud reports that accounted for $584 million in losses in 2024. Join...

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Jun10

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Office Hours for Librarians – June 10, 2025

June 10, 2025 | 2:00PM - 3:00PM

The FTC partners with libraries across the country to share free resources on how to spot, avoid, and report scams. Got questions about a consumer protection topic? Want to brainstorm about...

Jun04

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The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families

June 4, 2025 | 9:00AM - 3:45PM

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a workshop entitled "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families" on June 4 at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C...

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