FTC

02 Amazon’s ad auction surcharges secretly bilked brands of billions

03 AI policy action will have to wait.

04 The FTC says businesses must disclose when they use personalized pricing and it will 'deploy enforcement resources' against companies that do not disclose it.

05 Amazon has been 'secretly and systematically' overcharging for ads on its website and app.

06 Checks are being mailed from Grubhub's $23.8 million fine from the FTC after it settled allegations over its business practices.

07 Zillow and Redfin reached a settlement with the FTC, which requires Redfin to reenter the rental advertising business.

08 Alex Mashinsky and Shlomi Daniel Leon are banned from marketing or selling products to deposit, exchange, invest or withdraw assets.

09 Amazon ran a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’

10 The FTC seeks public comment on its draft AI policy statement.

11 The FTC has been investigating whether YouTube broke consumer protection laws by violating its own policies when suspending accounts or banning content.

12 The FTC's complaint over Sponsored Ads cites no evidence of consumer price increases or advertiser harm

13 Hopper used deceptive 'dark patterns' to hide fees and mislead travelers about the cost and benefits of services.

14 The FTC cleared IonQ's $1.8 billion acquisition of SkyWater Technology after two members initially disagreed on imposing conditions.

15 Amazon reaped billions by manipulating ad prices on its retail platform

16 The FTC aims to ensure that AI makers disclose the truth about biases in their LLMs.

17 The FTC alleged Zillow agreed to pay Redfin to syndicate its listings, while Redfin would end its own advertising contracts and promise not to compete with Zillow for multifamily listings.

18 The FTC settles with John Deere over a 2025 right-to-repair lawsuit, requiring the company to provide farmers and shops with equipment and software for 10 years.

19 John Deere will provide owners and independent repair shops with access to diagnostic tools, software, and documentation needed to repair equipment.

20 Hopper misled users by imposing hidden fees and misrepresenting the total costs.

21 The FTC sued Amazon, alleging the company misled advertisers through a deceptive auctioning system.

22 The FTC accuses Hims of serious business misconduct.

23 The FTC will be sending 640,038 checks or PayPal deposits to affected app users, amounting to more than $23.8 million.

24 Regulators allege the digital retail giant created a 'Kafkaesque ordeal' for ID theft victims trying to obtain records related to fraudulent transactions.

25 AI companies are burning books