Don’t expect to see Democratic members on the Federal Trade Commission anytime soon, and that’s fine with Chairman Andrew Ferguson. While both commissioners are Republicans, he insists it’s not an echo chamber.
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We have a mix of good news and bad news on artificial intelligence-assisted consumer fraud. Fraud is being energized by new technologies, but promising new remedies are also emerging.
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Fresh off two trial wins against Meta Platforms, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez is willing to challenge other Big Tech companies that violate citizens’ rights.
Transocean and Valaris received antitrust approval as the Department of Justice notified the companies that the agency closed its investigation into the $5.8 billion deal.
A bipartisan pair of senators has asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the impact of artificial intelligence on the “Made in USA” practices of Amazon and Walmart, citing a report that...
The Federal Trade Commission finalized a settlement with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits that would impose six years of pricing restrictions and independent monitoring on the company.
A bipartisan pair of lawmakers proposed legislation that would require online platforms to verify advertisers and provide tools for reporting fraudulent content. The measure is aimed at curbing the...
Some artificial intelligence executives are asking for an antitrust exemption, but a look back at other efforts reveal it’s a long shot.
Gail Slater, former assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, is heading to the law firm White & Case as a partner in the Washington, DC, office, MLex has learned.
David Dahlquist, the former top antitrust litigator at the Department of Justice who led the trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster, told FTCWatch the political leadership’s settlement of the...
When James Madison drafted the Fourth Amendment of the US Constitution — which guarantees the right of people “to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects” — he didn’t have a smart...
When Rebecca Valentine joined the Federal Trade Commission as an honors paralegal, she had a cursory knowledge of antitrust.
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