Instagram Suggested ‘Groomers’ Connect With Minors, FTC Says May 7, 2025 By Riley Griffin and Kurt Wagner Instagram’s automated software systems recommended that child “groomers” connect with minors on the app, making it easier for them to...
FTC Concerned About Privacy Protections in 23andMe Bankruptcy March 31, 2025 By Jody Godoy The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is concerned about the potential sale or transfer of Americans’ personal information by 23andMe ancestry...
Amazon Defeats Shareholder Suit Over Third-Party Sellers, Capacity Expansion March 18, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Amazon.com of defrauding shareholders about its treatment of third-party sellers and plans to...
Amazon Paying $4M to Settle Lawsuit Alleging It Took Tips From Drivers February 11, 2025 Amazon has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle charges that the e-commerce company subsidized its labor costs by...
Adobe Sued by U.S. Regulators Over Subscription Cancellations June 18, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Brody Ford The US Federal Trade Commission sued Adobe Inc., alleging the software company violated consumer protection laws by making it too...
Williams-Sonoma to Pay $3.2M for Violating FTC’s ‘Made in USA’ Order April 30, 2024 Home products retailer Williams-Sonoma will have to pay almost $3.2 million for violating a Federal Trade Commission “Made in USA”...
FTC Sends $5.6M to Ring Customers as Part of Privacy Settlement April 29, 2024 By Wyatte Grantham-Philips The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with...
Federal Trade Commission Reports Nationwide Fraud Losses Topped $10B in 2023 February 12, 2024 Consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, marking the first time that fraud losses have reached...
FTC Fines Experian Unit for Spamming Consumers August 16, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A unit of the Experia credit reporting bureau agreed to pay a $650,000 civil fine to settle U.S. Federal Trade...
Viewpoint: AI Investigations and Claims Gather Pace in the United States August 15, 2023 By Hans Allnutt and Astrid Hardy Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT have been in the headlines since 2022, with many users (including children) using the...