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US appeals court temporarily blocks order reinstating FTC commissioner

A U.S. appeals court late on Monday temporarily blocked a court order that allowed Democratic U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner ...

Serial spyware founder Scott Zuckerman wants the FTC to unban him from the surveillance industry

The spyware maker was banned from the surveillance industry in 2021, but was caught flouting the ban less than a year later.

Federal judge sides with fired FTC commissioner in case against Trump

A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump’s firing of a Democratic commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission ...
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FTC's Click-to-Cancel blocked: Court decision makes subscription tracking more essential

A federal rule designed to make it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions was blocked by a court just days before it ...

FTC Considers Spyware Firm Leader’s Bid to End Surveillance-Business Ban

The Federal Trade Commission under Republican Chair Andrew Ferguson has shown a more balanced regulatory approach and this ...

Who Is Rebecca Slaughter? Democrat Restored To FTC

A federal judge restores the fired FTC commissioner, dealing a legal blow to Trump's efforts to control independent agencies.

Key Investment Group Acts Against Federal Trade Commission Over Flawed Investigation

Key Investment Group (KIG), a leading secondary market ticketing company, filed a lawsuit today in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland against the Federal Trade Commission ...

The 8th Circuit Court Was Right To Kill the FTC's 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule

The Federal Trade Commission ignored mandatory regulatory impact analyses in an attempt to institute its "click-to-cancel" ...

U.S. Federal Trade Commission reverses bans on executives joining Chevron, Exxon boards

Decisions are the latest move by commission chairman Andrew Ferguson to reverse actions by his Democratic predecessor Lina ...