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In a lawsuit filed on Monday, the FTC accused Uber of charging "consumers for its Uber One subscription service without their consent."
Advanced Transport

Uber Is Being Accused of Something Incredibly Sleazy

By Joe Wilkins

The American Psychological Association sent a letter to the FTC urging the agency to investigate Character.AI and other chatbot makers.
Artificial Intelligence

American Psychological Association Urges FTC to Investigate AI Chatbots Claiming to Offer Therapy

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The FTC is seeking to clear the path for generic Ozempic — but there will be a long road ahead before cheaper versions hit the shelves.
RX and Medicine

FTC Moves to Allow Generic Versions of Ozempic

By Noor Al-Sibai

A prison phone company is in trouble with the feds after not only improperly securing its users' data, but also failing to alert them.
Data Privacy

Prison Phone Company Leaked User Data and Didn’t Tell Them, FTC Says

By Noor Al-Sibai

The FTC has started an extensive investigation into OpenAI to figure out whether its products harmed consumer reputations.
OpenAI

FTC Investigating ChatGPT for Saying Harmful Things About People

By Victor Tangermann

Legal experts say that Elon Musk's most recent Twitter verification fiasco might get the platform into new trouble with the FTC.
Future Society

Twitter May Be in Deep Trouble Over That Blue Check Stunt

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Tired of pesky subscriptions that make it near-impossible to cancel? That practice may become illegal, thanks to a new FTC rule proposal that just dropped.
Future Society

Government Working to Punish Companies That Make It Hard to Cancel Subscriptions

By Noor Al-Sibai

The Federal Trade Commission is making moves to bar the controversial online therapy company BetterHelp from sharing private mental health information.
Health & Medicine

The FTC Is Readying a Crackdown on Online Therapy

By Noor Al-Sibai

With everyone and their mother getting into AI at the moment, the FTC firmly reminds businesses that it won't tolerate any BS marketing on AI products.
Artificial Intelligence

Government Warns Tech Companies to “Keep Your AI Claims in Check”

By Frank Landymore

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the FTC, claiming that an investigation into the company has become "unduly burdensome" on Jeff Bezos and Andrew Jassy.
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Says the FTC is Being Vewy Vewy Mean

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A consumer watchdog group has issued a stern warning to more than a dozen celebrities for promoting NFT collections without proper financial disclosures.
NFTs

Celebrities Smacked Down Over Shilling NFTs Without Legal Disclosures

By Noor Al-Sibai

The FTC launched an antitrust suit against Mark Zuckberg and Facebook/Meta, blocking — at least for now — Facebook/Meta's acquisition of VR company Within.
Future Society

Gov Files Antitrust Suit to Stop Facebook From Buying VR Company

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Federal Trade Commission and Facebook are negotiating over a "multi-billion dollar fine" to settle the FTC's privacy investigation.
Future Society

The U.S. is About to Hit Facebook With a Multi-Billion Dollar Fine

By Victor Tangermann

While Mark Zuckerberg Testified Before Congress, Senators Introduced Legislation That Would Finally Rein Facebook in
Meta

While Mark Zuckerberg Testified Before Congress, Senators Introduced Legislation That Would Finally Rein Facebook in

By Alexandra Ossola

It’s Official: The FTC Is Investigating Facebook
Future Society

It’s Official: The FTC Is Investigating Facebook

By Kristin Houser