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Social media companies using ‘vast surveillance’ on users

FTC report says social media companies engaged in “vast surveillance” of users

A new Federal Trade Commission staff report says major social media and video streaming services conducted vast surveillance of users to monetize their personal information.

KAAL TV · 29m

FTC calls for new privacy laws on social media

The FTC is sounding the alarm on social media companies over how they utilize users' data and children's personal information.

LA Times on MSN · 1d

Social media platforms engaged in 'vast surveillance' and failed to protect young people, FTC finds

The Federal Trade Commission released a report Thursday slamming social media platforms including Facebook's parent company, Meta, as well as TikTok, Google-owned YouTube, Snap and other online services over privacy and youth safety concerns.

FTC sues drug 'gatekeepers'

USA Today · 9h

Federal Trade Commission sues drug 'gatekeepers' over high insulin prices

The three price benefit managers jointly administer 80% of all prescriptions in the U.S., the FTC said in the lawsuit.

Orange County Register · 19m

FTC sues drug middlemen over manipulating the insulin market

The agency alleges CVS’s Caremark, Cigna’s Express Scripts and UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx accepted money from drugmakers in exchange for keeping lower-cost insulin off their lists of approved

Hosted on MSN · 5h

FTC sues prescription drug middlemen, alleging they conspired over high insulin costs

The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed lawsuits against three prescription drug benefit managers or PBMs over concerns the companies are artificially inflating the list price of insulin drugs.

FTC, Lina Khan

Reuters on MSN · 2h

FTC Chair Lina Khan welcomes companies weighing antitrust in deals, addresses critics

U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on Friday welcomed that companies are weighing antitrust considerations early in their dealmaking process. "When you see greater scrutiny of mergers, you can see greater deterrence of illegal mergers,

Inc · 13h

FTC Chair Lina Khan Says Antitrust Regulations Help Small Businesses Too

Antitrust regulation isn't just about protecting consumers, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan said Thursday afternoon at the Fast Company Innovation Festival. It's also about giving small businesses a fighting chance.

Deadline on MSN · 1d

FTC Chief Lina Khan Knows A Tough Antitrust Stance "Can Be Uncomfortable For Some People" As Election Looms

Lina Khan, the youngest person to chair the powerful Federal Trade Commission, has come down hard on monopolies and anticompetitive behavior, so some business leaders and Wall Streeters are nudging Kamala Harris to dump her if the Democrats win the White House.

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Biden-Harris FTC Accuses Major Healthcare Companies Of Artificially Inflating Drug Prices In New Lawsuit

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit Friday against three major prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs) and ...

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FTC: Amount of data collected by large corporations is 'staggering'

In a report from the Federal Trade Commission, the agency accuses large video streaming companies and social media websites ...

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At NAD Conference Federal Trade Commission’s Holyoak and Levine Share Contrasting Perspectives on the Agency’s Role

At this week’s National Advertising Division Annual Conference, FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Director ...

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FTC report assails social networks’ privacy, safety practices

The Federal Trade Commission said social media and streaming companies including YouTube, Amazon and Facebook fail to ...

News Nation on MSN14h

FTC: Social media cashing in on private data | Morning in America

A Federal Trade Commission report said companies are engaged in “extensive surveillance” of their customers, including sharing personal data with AI-driven systems. #DataPrivacy #SocialMediaData #FTCD ...

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