From Big Tech crackdowns to influencer fines, the FTC keeps the internet’s biggest players in check.
Trump’s FTC firings put bedrock US-EU data-sharing agreement in peril
Trump’s unilateral decision may have unintended consequences.
On Apr 3, 2025 by Nate Wolf
Will Trump’s firings at the FTC make life easier for Big Tech?
The removal of two Democratic commissioners has liberals worried.
On Mar 19, 2025 by Nate Wolf
Trump’s FTC chair shifts focus from consumer protection to culture wars
Andrew Ferguson appears more concerned about ‘wokeness’ than corporate abuse.
On Mar 18, 2025 by Nate Wolf
A payday loan enthusiast is now in charge of the FTC’s consumer protection division
It’s… ironic.
On Feb 21, 2025 by Nate Wolf
Lina Khan praised for behind-the-scenes push to fix McDonald’s broken ice cream machines
‘Doing the work for the people.’
On Oct 31, 2024 by Katherine Huggins
AOC delivers furious threat as billionaires rumble about ousting FTC’s Lina Khan
‘There will be an out and out brawl.’
On Oct 9, 2024 by Katherine Huggins
Is a fully staffed FTC finally ready to challenge Amazon’s merger with MGM?
The FTC is hinting something could be coming.
On Jun 2, 2022 by Connor Bulgrin
Why Lina Khan put the fear of god into big tech this year
Lina Khan was the most influential person in the tech world in 2021.
On Dec 16, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
An FTC report on big telecom puts Biden’s inaction on net neutrality in the spotlight
Some members of the FTC and one senator say its time for the FCC to get its authority over broadband back.
On Oct 22, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
‘Privacy rights are civil rights’: Why Biden’s pick for FTC signals a new effort to protect user data
He’s been called ‘a regulator who wants to regulate.
On Sep 22, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Senators fear government shutdown may affect FTC investigation of Facebook
‘We fear that the current government shutdown further threatens the FTC’s ability to complete this investigation’
On Jan 17, 2019 by Mikael Thalen
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