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FTC Chairman Ferguson Warns Companies Against Censoring or Weakening the Data Security of Americans at the Behest of Foreign Powers

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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson sent letters today to more than a dozen prominent technology companies reminding them of their obligations to protect the privacy and data security of American consumers despite pressure from foreign governments to weaken such protections. He also warned them that censoring Americans at the behest of foreign powers … Read more

FTC Sues LA Fitness for Making it Difficult for Consumers to Cancel Gym Memberships

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Agency alleges LA Fitness put roadblocks in cancellation and failed to provide a simple cancellation mechanism as required by law The Federal Trade Commission today sued the operators of LA Fitness and other gyms over allegations they make it exceedingly difficult for consumers to cancel their gym memberships and related services that continued indefinitely unless … Read more

FTC Takes Action Against Ticket Resellers for Using Illegal Tactics to Bypass Ticket Limit Protections in Violation of Better Online Ticket Sales Act

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FTC alleges the defendants have bypassed Ticketmaster’s protections and purchased hundreds of thousands of tickets to resell at a significant markup The Federal Trade Commission is suing a ticket broker operation for allegedly using unlawful tactics to exceed ticket purchasing limits for many popular events, including Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, and resell the tickets at … Read more

FTC Resolves Antitrust Concerns Arising from Clean Truck Partnership

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Truck manufacturers agree to act independently and avoid entering into future anticompetitive agreements with a state regulator Today, the Federal Trade Commission closed its investigation into whether several truck and engine manufacturers and their trade association violated the antitrust laws by entering the “Clean Truck Partnership” with the California Air Resources Board (CARB).View Press Release

Match Group Agrees to Pay $14 Million, Permanently Stop Deceptive Advertising, Cancellation, and Billing Practices to Resolve FTC Charges

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FTC says online dating service misled users about “guarantees,” made it difficult for consumers to cancel, and unfairly retaliated against consumers who initiated failed chargebacks Match Group, Inc., and Match Group, LLC (Match), the owners and operators of online dating services Match.com, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, The League, and other dating sites, have agreed to pay $14 … Read more

Three Defendants in the IM Mastery Academy Scheme Agree to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle FTC Allegations

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The FTC and the State of Nevada allege the scheme used false or baseless earnings claims to sell financial training programs and a multi-level-marketing business venture Three of the defendants involved in the IM Mastery Academy scheme will pay $2.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that they used false or baseless earnings claims … Read more

Assurance IQ and MediaAlpha to Pay a Total of $145 Million to Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers Seeking Health Insurance

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Companies also will be prohibited from misrepresenting healthcare products as part of separate proposed orders with the FTC Assurance IQ, LLC and MediaAlpha, Inc. will pay a total of $145 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled millions of consumers seeking to buy comprehensive health insurance.View Press Release