The Latest Breaking News from FTC

The attorney general for Washington, D.C., charged Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for allegedly participating in decision-making that led to the Cambridge Analytica data breach, the Wall Street Journal reports. The evidence shows Zuckerberg was personally involved in Facebook’s failure to protect the privacy and data of its users leading…

Larry Summers is criticizing BIden's antitrust police on inflation, including the FTC and DoJ.

Democrats are trying to inject a political solution into an economic problem.

A closely divided House has approved legislation to crack down on alleged price gouging by oil companies as prices at the pump continue to soar

The commission prepares to take action against companies seen as using "surveillance" on kids.

A group of Democratic senators has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether identity verification company ID.me illegally misled consumers and government agencies over its use of controversial facial recognition software.

The bill would penalize companies for price gouging during times of war, public health emergencies, or natural disasters—which would have encompassed all of the last two years.

A valued certification for humane animal care awarded to Petco Health & Wellness in March is now under attack by PETA, which contends it amounts to false advertising.

With a key spot on the FTC now filled, the commissioner has a chance to pursue a bigger agenda.

WASHINGTON — David Cicilline was late getting into antitrust, at least for him.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is reviewing Elon Musk’s $44 billion Twitter Inc. takeover, a person familiar with the deal said, setting up a deadline in the next month for the agency to decide whether to conduct an in-depth review of the transaction.