Federal Trade Commission
FTC Proposes to Strengthen Advertising Guidelines Against Fake and Manipulated Reviews (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 01:01FTC to Crack Down on Companies that Illegally Surveil Children Learning Online (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Fri, 05/20/2022 - 00:48FTC Chair Lina Khan Testifies Before the House House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Wed, 05/18/2022 - 16:30Alvaro Bedoya is Sworn in as FTC Commissioner (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Mon, 05/16/2022 - 12:29
FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for May 19 Open Commission Meeting
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, May 19, 2022. The following items will be on the tentative agenda:
FTC Takes Action Against Frontier for Lying about Internet Speeds
The Federal Trade Commission has moved to stop internet service provider Frontier Communications from lying to consumers and charging them for high-speed internet speeds it fails to deliver. Under a proposed order with the FTC and two California law enforcement agencies, Frontier will be prohibited from tricking consumers about its slow internet service and required to support its speed claims.
FTC Takes Action to Stop Voice over Internet Provider from Facilitating Illegal Telemarketing Robocalls (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Tue, 04/26/2022 - 16:42
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan Announces Senior Agency Leaders
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan announced the appointment of two senior agency leaders: General Counsel Anisha Dasgupta and Office of Policy Planning Director Elizabeth Wilkins. Anisha Dasgupta comes to the FTC from the Office of the New York State Attorney General, where she has served since 2014 as Deputy Solicitor General. Prior to that, Dasgupta was an appellate attorney with the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice. Before joining the FTC, Elizabeth Wilkins served as Senior Advisor to the White House Chief of Staff.