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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Supreme Court Seems Poised to Streamline Challenges to Agency Power
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.
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 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
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 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
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
A deal could be the industry’s largest in years and would almost certainly invite antitrust scrutiny from regulators.