Tag: FTC
US: Cicilline, Collins introduce legislation to allow local media to compete...
Local publishers of online news would gain an ability to band together to negotiate with dominant online platforms such as Facebook and Google under...
UK: FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with CMA
The Federal Trade Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to strengthen enforcement cooperation on...
US: FTC looks at ISPs collection of personal data
The US Federal Trade Commission has ordered seven of the largest broadband providers in the US to open up on their privacy policies reported...
US: FTC focuses on Bristol-Celgene deal review
According to a report from Reuters, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sought additional information from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Celgene and is focusing...
US: Dem calls on FTC to probe Facebook’s market dominance
According to a report by the Financial Times, a top Democratic lawmaker has called for an antitrust investigation into Facebook, in the latest sign...
US: Grand jury looking into Facebook’s data sharing
Facebook is the subject of a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors over the data deals it inked with some of the biggest technology companies,...
US: Trump budget boosts FTC spending
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) budget would increase by US$2.6 million under President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2020 government spending plan, released March 11, reported...
US: Simons wants Congress to expand the FTC’s enforcement powers
According to an interview by the The New York Times, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph J. Simons agrees with FTC critics who say...
US: FTC official leaves Competition Bureau for Akin Gump
Akin Gump announced that Haidee L. Schwartz, former Acting Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), will join...
US: FTC launches Task Force to monitor technology markets
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition announced the creation of a task force dedicated to monitoring competition in US technology markets, investigating any...
