- FTC Cheers Termination Of Amazon-Roomba Deal
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 31, 2024
The FTC's investigation of the proposed merger "revealed significant concerns about t ...
- Meta Asks Appeals Court To Intervene In FTC Fight Over Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 26, 2024
Meta Platforms is urging a federal appellate court to halt a Feder ...
- FTC Probing Big Tech/AI Partnerships
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 25, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it is investigating how partnerships betwe ...
- NAI To Develop New Location Privacy Standards
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Responding to recent privacy crackdowns, the self-regulatory organization Network Advertising Initiative pla ...
- FTC Bans Second Company From Selling Sensitive Location Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 19, 2024
InMarket Media has agreed to refrain from selling information that could reve ...
- Watchdogs Petition FTC To Investigate Google Over Location Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 18, 2024
Advocacy groups claim Google reneged on a promise to shed data th ...
- Uber Shuts Down Drizly, Its Alcohol Delivery Service
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Uber is shuttering its U.S.-based alcohol delivery service Drizly, with plans ...
- Media Trades Blast Proposed 'Click To Cancel' Rules
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 16, 2024
The proposed rules "will have significant negative ramifications for our members," t ...
- YouTube, Cartoon Network, Others Continue Battle Over Children's Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 15, 2024
Lawyers representing young YouTube users are urging a federal judge to all ...
- FTC Warns AI Companies To Keep Privacy Promises
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 10, 2024
"There is no AI exemption from the laws on the books," t ...
- FTC Prohibits Data Broker From Selling Sensitive Location Information
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Data broker Outlogic, formerly X-Mode, has settled Federal Trade Commission charges ...
- Meta Presses To Halt FTC Effort To Restrict Use Of Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 8, 2024
Meta says it will face "irreparable harm" if the FTC can proce ...
- Lead Gen Company Used Dark Patterns To Obtain Personal Information, FTC Charges
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 2, 2024
A lead gen company allegedly duped web users into providing personal informati ...
- Meta Presses Judge To Declare FTC Structure Unconstitutional
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 28, 2023
The FTC's role as both prosecutor and judge "is flatly inconsistent wi ...
- Rite Aid's Racist AI Gaffe Results In 5-Year Ban
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Friday, December 22, 2023
The drug retailer's facial recognition software falsely tagged thousands of people ...
- California Kids Safety Law Draws Support From Watchdogs, FTC Commissioner
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 21, 2023
California's controversial Age-Appropriate Design Code a valid regulation of "data capitalism," Fairpla ...
- FTC Proposes Restrictions On Behavioral Advertising To Children
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
The FTC proposes that web companies and apps obtain double opt-in conse ...
- Google Urges Judge To Throw Out Privacy Suit By Online Tax Filers
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 18, 2023
Google is urging a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by onli ...
- Meta Lacks Grounds To Challenge FTC Enforcement, Agency Argues
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 14, 2023
The Federal Trade Commission is asking a federal judge to dismiss Me ...
- Amazon Presses For Fast Dismissal Of FTC's 'Dark Patterns' Suit
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 11, 2023
The FTC's case against Amazon over its supposed use of "dark pattern ...
- Amazon Urges Judge To Throw Out FTC's Antitrust Charges
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 8, 2023
Amazon says the agency's allegations involve "common retail practices that presumptively benef ...
- Transparency In Influencer Marketing: Saying It's An Ad May Not Be Enough
CPG Insider, Danielle Oster - Friday, December 8, 2023
NAD's Laura Brett says consumers may not understand who's sponsoring a po ...
- FTC Urges Court To Turn Away Meta In Legal Fight Over Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 6, 2023
The FTC is asking an appellate court to reject Meta Platforms' emergen ...
- FTC To Hear From IAB, Cable Lobby, Others About 'Click-To-Cancel' Proposal
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 4, 2023
The IAB, cable lobby and four other groups will participate in ...
- Search Growth Slows As Retail Media Takes Lead In Agency Forecasts
MediaDailyNews, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, December 4, 2023
WPP's GroupM and IPG Mediabrands' Magna have released data around annual predictio ...
- Meta Sues FTC, Claims Enforcement Action Unconstitutional
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Thursday, November 30, 2023
Meta Platforms on Wednesday escalated its battle with the FTC over teen ...
- Judge Sides With FTC In Fight With Meta Over Teens' Data
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, November 28, 2023
A federal judge on Monday rejected Meta Platforms' request to block t ...
- X Corp. Defeats Claim That Ad-Targeting Slip-Up Violated Washington State Law
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 24, 2023
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming X Corp. violated ...
- FTC Presses To Proceed With 'Dark Patterns' Charges Against Amazon
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 20, 2023
"Millions of consumers who visited Amazon to shop instead found themselves enroll ...
- Judge Refuses To Scrap X Corp. Deal With FTC Over Ad-Targeting Snafu
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 17, 2023
A federal judge said he lacked authority to terminate or revise ...