Federal Trade Commission
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 Tepper 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.
FTC and DOJ Extend to April 21 Deadline for Public Comment on Ways to Strengthen Enforcement Against Illegal Mergers (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 03/15/2022 - 16:06FTC Finds Huge Surge in Consumer Reports about Losing Money To Scams Initiated Through Social Media (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 01/27/2022 - 15:11Cease and Desist Demands show the role social media platforms play in the spread of dubious COVID claims (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 01/19/2022 - 14:24FTC warns companies to remediate Log4j security vulnerability (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 13:28
FTC Chair Lina Khan Submits Comments on the CFPB's Inquiry Into Big Tech Platforms
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan submitted comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) concerning their inquiry into Big Tech payment platforms. Khan identified three areas of concern that she hopes can help to inform the CFPB's inquiry: