Federal Trade Commission
Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law
Google and its subsidiary YouTube will pay a record $170 million to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission and the New York Attorney General that the YouTube video sharing service illegally collected personal information from children without their parents’ consent.
FTC Announces Exploratory Challenge to Prevent the Harms of AI-enabled Voice Cloning (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 15:59FTC Takes Action Against Global Tel*Link Corp. for Failing to Adequately Secure Data (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 13:07FTC Obtains Orders Halting Mobile Cramming Scheme (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 16:31FTC Warns Two Trade Associations and a Dozen Influencers About Social Media Posts Promoting Consumption of Aspartame or Sugar (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 15:30File online comments about FTC’s proposal to ban junk fees (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Mon, 11/13/2023 - 13:34FTC, DOJ Meet with G7 Enforcement Partners to Discuss Competition in Digital Markets (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:36
FTC Raises AI-related Competition and Consumer Protection Issues
In a comment submitted to the US Copyright Office, the Federal Trade Commission identified several issues raised by the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that implicate competition and consumer protection policy, noting the FTC’s role in monitoring the impact of generative AI and vigorously enforcing the law as appropriate to protect competition and consumers. The comment explains that the FTC has an interest in copyright-related issues beyond questions about the scope of rights and the extent of liability under the copyright laws.