Press Releases - Federal Trade Commission
FTC Action Stops H&R Block’s Unfair Downgrading Practices and Deceptive Promises of ‘Free’ Filing. Date. November 12, 2024. A Federal Trade Commission lawsuit is leading to changes for consumers who use H&R Block’s do-it-yourself online tax filing products.
FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for November 14 Open Commission …
Nov 7, 2024 · Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, November 14, 2024. The open meeting will commence at 11am ET and will begin with time for members of the public to address the Commission. The following items will be on the tentative agenda for the November 14 ...
FTC Action Stops H&R Block’s Unfair Downgrading Practices and …
1 day ago · A Federal Trade Commission lawsuit is leading to changes for consumers who use H&R Block’s do-it-yourself online tax filing products. A proposed FTC settlement would stop H&R Block from unfairly requiring consumers seeking to downgrade to a cheaper H&R Block product to contact customer service, from unfairly deleting users' previously entered data and from making deceptive claims about ...
FTC antitrust case against Meta can move to trial, court rules
23 hours ago · By Cristiano Lima-Strong. November 13, 2024 at 11:41 a.m. EST. A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit accusing Facebook owner Meta of holding an illegal monopoly ...
FTC Order Against AI-Enabled Review Platform Sitejabber Will …
Nov 6, 2024 · The Federal Trade Commission today charged that Sitejabber, a company offering an AI-enabled consumer review platform, deceived consumers by misrepresenting that ratings and reviews it published came from customers who experienced the reviewed product or service, artificially inflating average ratings and review counts.
FTC head Lina Khan fighting Big Tech, Big Pharma and Big ... - CBS News
Sep 22, 2024 · As the youngest ever Federal Trade Commission chair, Lina Khan has taken on scores of companies and preached the perils of business monopolies. Her pursuit of big business represents a policy...
FTC bans fake online reviews, inflated social media ... - NBC News
Aug 15, 2024 · The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban marketers from using fake reviews, like those generated with AI technology, and other misleading practices to promote their...
The long road to replacing Lina Khan at the FTC | Reuters
1 day ago · Explainer: The long road to replacing Lina Khan at the FTC. Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission, speaks at The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival in New York City ...
FTC Sues Amazon, Accusing Company of Illegal Online Retail …
Sep 26, 2023 · The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states sued Amazon on Tuesday, setting up a long-awaited antitrust fight with the e-commerce giant that could alter the way Americans shop for everything...
Federal Trade Commission Launches Inquiry Into A.I. Deals by …
Jan 25, 2024 · The Federal Trade Commission opened an inquiry on Thursday into the multibillion-dollar investments by Microsoft, Amazon and Google in the artificial intelligence start-ups OpenAI and...