11 Dec, 2024 Trump Picks Ferguson to be Next FTC Chair By Jeff Greenbaum President-Elect Donald J. Trump announced that he is picking FTC Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson to be the next Chair of the Federal...
06 Dec, 2024 Face Value: AI and Facial Recognition Technology Claims Draw FTC Scrutiny By Andrew Folks On December 3, 2024, the FTC took action against IntelliVision Technologies Corp., a developer of AI-powered facial recognition software...
03 Dec, 2024 FTC Extends TSR’s Applicability to Inbound Calls for Tech Support Services By Kate Patton The Federal Trade Commission has adopted amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (“TSR”) that will extend the Rule’s coverage to...
27 Nov, 2024 Disclosed Obsolescence: FTC Scrutinizes Transparency in Smart Device Support By Andrew Folks The proliferation of connected devices has fundamentally altered the relationship between consumers and their purchased products. Smart...
18 Nov, 2024 FTC Staff Publishes Guidance on the Consumer Reviews and Testimonials Rule By Terri Seligman As my colleague Hannah Taylor blogged about back in August, the FTC published its final Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer...
08 Nov, 2024 FTC Charges Consumer Review Platform With Misrepresenting Product Reviews By Terri Seligman This week, the FTC announced a proposed settlement with GGL Products, dba Sitejabber, an artificial intelligence-enabled review platform....
16 Oct, 2024 ‘Click to Cancel’ is Here, as FTC Announces Final Negative Option Rule By Kate Patton Terri Seligman The Federal Trade Commission today (finally) announced its final “click-to-cancel” rule, which imposes new requirements on negative...
16 Oct, 2024 Democrats Raise Possibility of Federal Price Gouging Ban With FTC By Jeff Greenbaum Asserting that “[p]rice gouging laws are a widely used, important tool to protect consumers from corporate wrongdoing,” a group of...
10 Oct, 2024 FTC Gets Record Penalty in CAN-SPAM Enforcement Action By Terri Seligman Remember my 2023 blog post about a CAN-SPAM enforcement action? (No?!?) I noted the rarity of such actions and remarked that the FTC’s...
10 Oct, 2024 FTC Examines Data and Advertising Practices of Streaming Services, Makes Key Recommendations to Address Concerns By Kate Patton A Federal Trade Commission staff report released last month and discussed during the last open meeting of the Commission examines certain...
01 Oct, 2024 FTC Announces AI Sweep By Hannah Taylor The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently initiated a law enforcement sweep, Operation AI Comply, against multiple companies that the...
13 Sep, 2024 FTC Open Meeting to Discuss New Reviews and Testimonials Rule and FTC's Inquiry Into Social Media and Video Streaming Services By Jeff Greenbaum Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan just announced the tentative agenda for the next open meeting of the Commission, which will...
13 Sep, 2024 Pencils, Dog Training Products, and Drywall Hanging Tools -- Made in USA? By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission continues to aggressively enforce its “Made in USA” standards. In August, the FTC closed three...
14 Aug, 2024 FTC Finalizes Rule Prohibiting Fake Reviews and Testimonials By Hannah Taylor Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published its final Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials (16...
13 Aug, 2024 Time Is Money: White House Announces Consumer Protection Initiative By Terri Seligman The White House has just announced a new initiative designed to “crack down on everyday headaches and hassles that waste Americans’ time...
07 Aug, 2024 FTC Announces Inquiry Into “Surveillance Pricing” By Terri Seligman In a recent press release, the FTC announced that it has issued orders to companies that offer “surveillance pricing products and...