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The heads of a bipartisan group concentrating on China have written a letter requesting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look into whether TikTok has broken laws protecting children in its attempts to prevent the United States from prohibiting the app. The letter, obtained by The Hill and initially reported by NBC News, is…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began distributing more than $5 million in refunds to Amazon Ring customers Tuesday, enforcing a settlement with the tech giant over claims that Ring failed to protect consumer privacy. The FTC claimed in a 2023 complaint that Ring allowed employees and contractors improper access to records from the company’s security…

Business groups, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to contest its decision to ban noncompete agreements. On Tuesday, the FTC voted 3-2 to approve the rule prohibiting new noncompete agreements. The rule also mandates that employers invalidate existing noncompete agreements and inform current and former employees that they will not be…

Meta asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against the social media giant, arguing that the agency failed to prove that its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp harmed consumers.  “From the very beginning, the FTC has failed to state a plausible claim, and the agency has done nothing…

The FTC is investigating Reddit's plan to let AI companies use user-generated content for training software, according to the SEC filing by the social media company. The inquiry comes just before Reddit's upcoming initial public offering, which it filed for last month.