Children’s privacy and health experts pressed regulators to prohibit video games and social networks from using attention-hacking techniques on youngsters.
Category: Federal Trade Commission
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Children’s Groups Want F.T.C. to Ban ‘Unfair’ Online Manipulation of Kids
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Supreme Court Seems Poised to Streamline Challenges to Agency Power
The New York Times – Business:The justices appeared ready to rule that people and companies need not wait for administrative rulings to press constitutional claims in federal court.
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Fed Up With Political Text Messages? Read On.
The New York Times – Business:In this polarized climate, hundreds of Americans told us they agree on one thing: Campaigns must stop spamming voters’ phones with unwanted political texts.
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Attorneys General Sue to Stop Dividend Tied to Kroger-Albertsons Deal
The New York Times – Business:The suit could portend other regulatory battles to come as the supermarket chains look to close their nearly $25 billion merger.
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FTC Accuses Chegg Homework Help App of ‘Careless’ Data Security
The New York Times – Business:Chegg, a homework help app, exposed the data of 40 million users, including details about some students’ sexual orientation and religion, regulators said in a legal complaint.
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Kroger and Albertsons Announce Plan to Merge in $25 Billion Deal
The New York Times – Business:The deal, an effort to bulk up against deep-pocketed rivals Walmart and Amazon, is likely to invite serious antitrust scrutiny from regulators.
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What the $24.6 Billion Kroger-Albertsons Merger Could Mean for Groceries
The New York Times – Business:Two of the largest U.S. supermarket chains hope to join forces as inflation pushes food prices higher and as Amazon and Walmart become more powerful.
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Kroger and Albertsons, Grocery Giants, Are Said to Be in Talks to Merge
The New York Times – Business:A deal could be the industry’s largest in years and would almost certainly invite antitrust scrutiny from regulators.