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FTC Chairman Ferguson Announces New Policy Regarding American Bar Association
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson announced a new policy that prohibits FTC political appointees from holding leadership roles in the American Bar Association (ABA)...
FTC Postpones Workshop on Attention Economy: Monopolizing Kids’ Time Online
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The Federal Trade Commission is postponing a February 25 virtual workshop examining the use of design features on digital platforms aimed at keeping kids, including teens, online longer and returning...
FTC Publishes Inflation-Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts for 2025
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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...
Upcoming Events
Feb25
The Attention Economy: Monopolizing Kids’ Time Online
February 25, 2025
The virtual workshop described below was originally scheduled for February 25, 2025, but the workshop has been postponed. We will post the workshop’s new date on this web page once it has been...
Past Events
Feb05
FTC staff join NAAG Public Webinar: Falling for Fraud: Understanding Romance and Other Relationship Scams
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People nationwide are losing billions of dollars each year to romance and relationship scams. On February 5, 2025 at 3pm ET, join FTC and other experts to talk data, advice, and enforcement about the...
Jan30
Identity Theft: Protecting Yourself, Reporting, and Recovering
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) are partnering during Identity Theft Awareness Week to present a free webinar about how to spot, avoid, and report...