FTC Decries Social Media Platforms' 'Vast Surveillance' of Users
Consumers do not understand how much privacy they are giving up, largely to facilitate targeted advertising, the Federal ...
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Thought Leaders: FTC issues rule banning noncompete agreements
By one estimate, every fifth American worker has a “noncompete agreement” with a current or former employer. Such agreements ...
FTC Chief Lina Khan Knows A Tough Antitrust Stance “Can Be Uncomfortable For Some People” As Election Looms
Lina Khan, the powerful chair of the Federal Trade Commission, knows her tough-on-antitrust stance displeases some but says ...
FTC says social networks’ data privacy, safety policies are ‘woefully inadequate’
Top social media and video streaming companies are facing new scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which ...
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FTC report on predatory social media data hoarding hints at future regulations
A new FTC report on how social media and streaming sites collect and monetize their hoards of user data doesn't really ...
Social media platforms engaged in ‘vast surveillance’ and failed to protect young people, FTC finds
The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook's parent company, ...
Social media companies slammed for ‘woefully inadequate’ data collection safeguards: FTC
YouTube, social media platform X, Snap, Discord and Reddit were also included in the FTC report, though its findings were ...
FTC Urges Congress to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Legislation
While lucrative for the companies, these surveillance practices can endanger people’s privacy, threaten their freedoms, and ...