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FTC Nears Settlement Over 'Loot Boxes'

Genshin Impact Publisher Hit With $20M FTC Fine for Marketing Loot Boxes to Children

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that companies misleading players about the “true cost of in-game transactions” will be “held accountable.”

IGN on MSN · 17h

Genshin Impact Developer Agrees to $20M Fine Over Loot Box Violations

In press release by the FTC, the agency announced that the makers of Genshin Impact "has agreed to pay $20 million and to block children under 16 from making in-game purchases wit

Yahoo · 19h

FTC says Genshin Impact 'deceived children' and orders its publisher to pay a $20 million fine and stop selling loot boxes to kids

The FTC says "Genshin Impact deceived children, teens, and other players into spending hundreds of dollars on prizes they stood little chance of winning."

PepsiCo, FTC

Fox Business on MSN · 18h

FTC sues PepsiCo, alleges 'rigged' soft drink competition

The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed a lawsuit against PepsiCo, Inc., alleging the company engaged in illegal price discrimination by giving an unnamed "large, big box" retailer unfair pricing advantages, while raising prices for others.

Wall Street Journal · 12h

FTC Sues PepsiCo, Alleging It Gave Walmart Unfair Pricing Advantage

Outgoing agency Chair Lina Khan has filed a raft of measures during her last week in office.

CNN on MSN · 17h

Pepsi hurt small businesses by giving big-box retailer financial advantages, the FTC claims

The commission alleges that the retailer, whose name was redacted in the statement from commissioners, received “unfair pricing advantages” that were not made available to others.

FTC bans General Motors from selling driver data for 5 years

Bleeping Computer · 3h

FTC orders GM to stop collecting and selling driver’s data

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced action against General Motors (GM) and its subsidiary, OnStar, for unlawful collection and sale of drivers' precise geolocation and driving behavior data without first obtaining their consent.

PCMag on MSN · 1d

FTC Hits GM With 5-Year Ban on Sharing Driver Data With Third Parties

The automaker was accused of collecting drivers' behavior data without their knowledge and providing it to third-party agencies that set insurance rates.

MarketWatch · 1d

FTC Release: FTC Takes Action Against General Motors for Sharing Drivers' Precise Location and Driving Behavior Data Without Consent

Under proposed order, GM and OnStar will be banned for five years from disclosing geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against General Motors (GM) and OnStar over allegations they collected,

US FTC, Colorado sue property firm Greystar

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

FTC sues Greystar, saying the property manager used hidden fees to swindle renters out of millions

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit accusing property management company Greystar of swindling renters across the country out of at least $100 million using hidden fees.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

FTC Files Complaint Against Greystar Alleging Hidden Fees in Rent Prices

The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Colorado filed a complaint against the rental property manager alleging it has added hidden fees since at least 2019 that cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

US FTC, Colorado sue property firm Greystar, alleging renters deceived by hidden fees

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the State of Colorado have filed a complaint against Greystar, a multi-family rental property manager, alleging that it deceived consumers about rental costs with hidden fees,

FTC, Surveillance and Consumer Data

Bloomberg on MSN · 23h

FTC Says Consumer Data Is Behind ‘Surveillance’ Pricing

Major retailers can tailor prices based on customer data including location, demographics or shopping history, the US Federal Trade Commission said in initial study findings, raising concerns about the use of what they termed “surveillance pricing.

MarketWatch · 1d

FTC Release: FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Indicates Wide Range of Personal Data Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices

The agency details interim insights from staff perspective examining how companies track consumer behaviors to inform surveillance pricing The Federal Trade Commission's initial findings from its surveillance pricing market study revealed that details like a person's precise location or browser history can be frequently used to target individual consumers with different prices for the same goods and services.

Seeking Alpha on MSN · 23h

FTC study finds intermediaries survey consumer habits to advise retailers on price

Third-party intermediaries are keeping close tabs on your location, browsing history, even on the unpurchased items in your online shopping cart to give retailers the data they need to charge consumers different prices for the same products.

FTC Takes On Deere & Co. In New Right-To-Repair Fight

The agency filed suit against Deere over its software repair tool, only available to authorized repair shops, which has led ...

FTC's 'click to cancel' just kicked in, but unsubscribing may not get easier for months - here's why

The ruling, which went into effect this week, requires businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up for ...

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FTC sues Pepsi for illegal pricing practices, driving inflation

The FTC is suing PepsiCo for allegedly rigging the market by offering “unfair pricing advantages” that can contribute to ...

The FTC Suing John Deere Is a Tipping Point for Right-to-Repair

After years of complaints about “unlawful” repairability policies, the FTC is suing tractor manufacturer Deere & Company.

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Welsh Carson agrees to pare back anesthesia market power to avoid new FTC suit

Antitrust regulators have reached a deal with Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe that doesn’t penalize the private equity firm ...

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FTC refers Snap complaint alleging its chatbot harms young users

In a rare move, the FTC issued a statement that revealed it referred a complaint against Snap to the DOJ, alleging an ...

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FTC Chair Lina Khan Launches Flurry of Lawsuits Before Trump Takes Office

Newsweek sought email comment from the FTC and its outgoing chairwoman, Lina Khan, on Friday. The flurry of lawsuits before ...

US FTC finds major pharmacy benefit managers inflated drug prices for $7.3 billion gain

The nation's three largest pharmacy benefit managers have significantly marked up the prices of certain medicines, including ...

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FTC Nears Settlement Over 'Loot Boxes'

PepsiCo, FTC

FTC bans General Motors from selling driver data for 5 years

US FTC, Colorado sue property firm Greystar

FTC, Surveillance and Consumer Data

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