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YouTube faces regulatory complaint from child advocates

MillionsofchildrenaroundtheworldwhovisitYouTubetowatchcartoons,nurseryrhymes,scienceexperimentsorvideosoftoysbeingunboxed,hardlytakenoticeofthetermsofservice.“I

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Facebook's privacy practices are under investigation, FTC confirms

Facebook’sprivacypracticesareunderinvestigationbytheUSFederalTradeCommissionfollowingaweekofscandalsandpublicoutrageoverthecompany’sfailuretoprotectthepersonali

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Facebook may have broken FTC deal in Cambriage Analytica incident

FacebookmayfacemorelegaltroublethanyoumightthinkinthewakeofCambridgeAnalytica'slarge-scaledataharvesting.FormerUSofficialsDavidVladeckandJessicaRichhavetoldtheW

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FTC makes second request on Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm

TheU.S.FederalTradeCommissionhasmadeasecondrequestforinformationonchipmakerBroadcomLtd’s$103billionhostilebidforQualcommInc,BroadcomsaidinastatementonFriday,amo

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FCC and FTC outline how they’ll cooperate after net neutrality vote

TheFCCisscheduledtovoteonitsproposaltorollbacknetneutralityprotectionsonDecember14thandaheadofthatvote,theFCCandFTChavereleasedaMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU)re

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Trump’s FTC moves to block another merger

PresidentTrump’sregulatorshavesmackeddownyetanotherdeal.TheFederalTradeCommissiononTuesdayafternoonsaiditwaschallengingthemergeroftwochemicalmakersbecauseitwoul

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The FTC is looking into Uber's latest data breach

Thisweek,UberrevealedthatasecuritybreachthathappenedinOctoberof2016exposedpersonaldatafromaround57millioncustomersanddrivers.Butratherthaninformtheaffectedindiv

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FTC probing allegations of Amazon's deceptive discounting

AspartofitsreviewofAmazon'sagreementtobuyWholeFoods,theFederalTradeCommissionislookingintoallegationsthatAmazonmisleadscustomersaboutitspricingdiscounts,accordi

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Qualcomm hits at FTC over ‘deficient’ antitrust suit

The back and forth goes on in the US Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit against Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of mobile chips.

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Qualcomm hits at FTC over ‘deficient’ antitrust suit

ThebackandforthgoesonintheUSFederalTradeCommission'santitrustsuitagainstQualcomm,theworld'slargestmakerofmobilechips.LateFridaynight,Qualcommfiredthelatestsalvo

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Judge orders Amazon refunds for children's in-app purchases

A federal judge on Thursday directed Amazon.com Inc to set up a year-long process to reimburse parents whose children made in-app purchases without permission, but rejected a U.S. regulator's request for a $26.5 million lump-sum payout.

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Apple to pay 32.5 million USD to settle complaint over in-app purchases

U.S. Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) said on Wednesday Apple Inc. agreed to pay at least 32.5 million U.S. dollars to customers and change its billing ways to settle a FTC compliant over in-app purchases bought by kids without parental consent.