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Amazon To Pay $2.5 Billion For Tricking Customers Over Prime Membership
Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships and made it difficult for them to cancel after doing so.
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Microsoft Faces Broad Antitrust Investigation From US Federal Trade Commission
The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft Corporation, drilling into everything from the company's cloud computing and software licensing businesses to cybersecurity offerings and AI products.
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US Regulator Opens Antitrust Probe Into Microsoft
The US Federal Trade Commission would be looking into Microsoft's software licensing, cloud computing businesses, and practices related to cybersecurity and AI products.
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US Regulators Accuse TikTok Of Violating Child Privacy Laws
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed to protect the privacy of children.
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Microsoft's $69 Billion Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Gets US Green Light, UK's CMA Softens Stance
A US judge on Tuesday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion (roughly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard. US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco rejected the Biden administration's contention that the deal would hurt consumers by giving Xbox game console maker Microsoft exclusiv...
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Amazon Duped Millions of Customers Into Signing Up for Prime, Says US Regulator in a Lawsuit
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Amazon.com of enrolling millions of consumers into its paid subscription Amazon Prime service without their consent and making it hard for them to cancel. In a statement, Amazon called the FTC's claims "false on the facts and the law."
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Twitter Asked for Details on Elon Musk's Internal Communications, Business Decisions in US FTC Probe
Twitter has been asked to provide some internal communications related to owner Elon Musk and other detailed information about business decisions to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of an ongoing probe. Since Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter in October, the US FTC has sent more than a dozen letters to Twitter and its lawyers. The FTC al...
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Amazon Claims ‘Overly Broad and Burdensome’ FTC Probe of Amazon Prime Service Hounding Jeff Bezos, Others
Amazon has petitioned the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking it to cancel, or extend the deadline for answering, subpoenas sent to former CEO Jeff Bezos and current CEO Andy Jassy. The e-commerce giant is facing an FTC probe into its Amazon Prime service, which is investigating the sign-up and cancellation practices of Amazon Prime starting i...
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Facebook-Parent Meta's VR Oculus Business Said to Be Probed by US States Over Potential Violations
Multiple US states have begun investigating potential violations in how Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, runs its virtual-reality Oculus business, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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US FTC States Repair Restrictions Imposed by Manufacturers Impact Consumer Rights, Small Businesses
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has submitted a report examining consumer protection and antitrust issues relating to repair restrictions that manufacturers impose, especially in the mobile phone and car industry.
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Amazon To Pay $61.7 Million To Settle Charges It Withheld Driver Tips
Amazon has agreed to pay $61.7 million to settle charges it withheld tips from its independent delivery drivers over two and a half years, US officials said Tuesday.
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Facebook May See US Antitrust Charges as Soon as November: Report
Facebook may face US antitrust charges as soon as November, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing four people familiar with the matter.
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Committed To "Cooperating" With US Federal Trade Commission: Facebook
Facebook on Thursday said its executives are fielding questions from the US Federal Trade Commission on an antitrust fact-finding mission.
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Facebook Slapped With Record $5 Billion Fine By US Over Privacy Violations
Facebook Inc will pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and the social media giant will restructure its approach to privacy, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.
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Infidelity Website Ashley Madison Facing FTC Probe, CEO Apologizes
The parent company of infidelity dating site Ashley Madison, hit by a devastating hack last year, is now the target of a US Federal Trade Commission investigation, the new executives seeking to revive its credibility told Reuters.
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Amazon To Pay $2.5 Billion For Tricking Customers Over Prime Membership
Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, which said the online retail giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships and made it difficult for them to cancel after doing so.
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Microsoft Faces Broad Antitrust Investigation From US Federal Trade Commission
The US Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation of Microsoft Corporation, drilling into everything from the company's cloud computing and software licensing businesses to cybersecurity offerings and AI products.
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US Regulator Opens Antitrust Probe Into Microsoft
The US Federal Trade Commission would be looking into Microsoft's software licensing, cloud computing businesses, and practices related to cybersecurity and AI products.
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US Regulators Accuse TikTok Of Violating Child Privacy Laws
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has referred a complaint against the popular video-sharing app TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice, alleging that they failed to protect the privacy of children.
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Microsoft's $69 Billion Takeover of Call of Duty Maker Activision Gets US Green Light, UK's CMA Softens Stance
A US judge on Tuesday gave the green light to Microsoft's $69-billion (roughly Rs. 5,65,480 crore) takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard. US District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley in San Francisco rejected the Biden administration's contention that the deal would hurt consumers by giving Xbox game console maker Microsoft exclusiv...
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Amazon Duped Millions of Customers Into Signing Up for Prime, Says US Regulator in a Lawsuit
The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused Amazon.com of enrolling millions of consumers into its paid subscription Amazon Prime service without their consent and making it hard for them to cancel. In a statement, Amazon called the FTC's claims "false on the facts and the law."
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Twitter Asked for Details on Elon Musk's Internal Communications, Business Decisions in US FTC Probe
Twitter has been asked to provide some internal communications related to owner Elon Musk and other detailed information about business decisions to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of an ongoing probe. Since Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter in October, the US FTC has sent more than a dozen letters to Twitter and its lawyers. The FTC al...
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Amazon Claims ‘Overly Broad and Burdensome’ FTC Probe of Amazon Prime Service Hounding Jeff Bezos, Others
Amazon has petitioned the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking it to cancel, or extend the deadline for answering, subpoenas sent to former CEO Jeff Bezos and current CEO Andy Jassy. The e-commerce giant is facing an FTC probe into its Amazon Prime service, which is investigating the sign-up and cancellation practices of Amazon Prime starting i...
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Facebook-Parent Meta's VR Oculus Business Said to Be Probed by US States Over Potential Violations
Multiple US states have begun investigating potential violations in how Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, runs its virtual-reality Oculus business, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
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US FTC States Repair Restrictions Imposed by Manufacturers Impact Consumer Rights, Small Businesses
US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has submitted a report examining consumer protection and antitrust issues relating to repair restrictions that manufacturers impose, especially in the mobile phone and car industry.
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Amazon To Pay $61.7 Million To Settle Charges It Withheld Driver Tips
Amazon has agreed to pay $61.7 million to settle charges it withheld tips from its independent delivery drivers over two and a half years, US officials said Tuesday.
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Facebook May See US Antitrust Charges as Soon as November: Report
Facebook may face US antitrust charges as soon as November, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing four people familiar with the matter.
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Committed To "Cooperating" With US Federal Trade Commission: Facebook
Facebook on Thursday said its executives are fielding questions from the US Federal Trade Commission on an antitrust fact-finding mission.
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Facebook Slapped With Record $5 Billion Fine By US Over Privacy Violations
Facebook Inc will pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and the social media giant will restructure its approach to privacy, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.
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Infidelity Website Ashley Madison Facing FTC Probe, CEO Apologizes
The parent company of infidelity dating site Ashley Madison, hit by a devastating hack last year, is now the target of a US Federal Trade Commission investigation, the new executives seeking to revive its credibility told Reuters.
