Facebook anticipates an FTC privacy fine of up to $5 billion
Facebook said it expects a fine of up to $5 billion from the Federal Trade Commission, which is investigating whether the social network violated its users’…
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Facebook earnings stained by possible $5 billion FTC fine
Facebook’s first-quarter earnings are highlighted by an accounting allowance for a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) fine that could be as large as $5 billion.…
FTC slams the phone down on quartet of robocallers
Some of us may think that an appropriate penalty for robocallers is to stuff them with burner phones and roast them up for Sunday dinner, in which case some…
TikTok stops young users from uploading videos after FTC settlement
TikTok will no longer allow children under 13 to upload videos, leave comments, build a profile, or send messages, after a settlement with the Federal Trade…
FTC to investigate kids’ apps on Google Play
A coalition of 22 consumer and public health advocacy groups, led by Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) and Center for Digital Democracy (CDD),…
Consumer groups allege Google misleads kids in FTC complaint
In this his June 27, 2012 file photo, Vic Gundotra, Google Senior Vice President of Engineering, talks about Google Plus at the Google I/O conference in San…
Senators urge FTC to look into shady ad practices in apps for kids | Apps
For us jaded adults, the long-running trend towards making apps and games free to download but stuffing them with paid options is just an annoyance or perhaps…
Facebook Messenger Kids App Sees US FTC Complaint Filed by Child Experts |…
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Children’s and public health advocacy groups say Facebook’s kid-centric messaging app violates federal law by collecting kids’…
Senator to FTC: You guys really should look at Google one more time | Top…
I don’t believe for a second that Google is unfair to conservatives. Google ranks search results, in part, on how many other websites reference and link to a…