Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission and state attorney generals from 17 states allege the e-commerce giant used its position in the market to inflate prices, overcharge sellers and stifle competition.

The complaint is the result of a years-long investigation into Amazon’s businesses and one of the most significant legal challenges brought against the company in its nearly 30-year history.

U.S. regulators are starting to notify more than 37 million people by email that they may be eligible for compensation.

In recent years, the FTC has fined or brought cases against companies believed to be suppressing honest reviews or soliciting fake reviews.

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for what it called a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.

The Federal Trade Commission accuses FashionNova.com of misleading customers by failing to publish hundreds of thousands of negative reviews. Now the FTC is awarding refunds.

Are you tired of struggling to cancel your subscriptions, only to find the cancellation button nowhere on the website or app? Well, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has heard your complaints and has proposed a solution. 

Millions of dollars are available for certain AT&T phone customers after a multi-million dollar settlement with federal regulators over the carrier’s alleged data-throttling practices. NBC 5 Responds’ Lexi Sutter reports.

Millions of dollars are available for certain AT&T phone customers after a multi-million dollar settlement with federal regulators over the carrier’s alleged data-throttling practices. 

The online counseling service BetterHelp has agreed to return $7.8 million to customers to settle with the Federal Trade Commission for sharing health data it had promised to keep private — including information about mental health challenges — with companies including Facebook and Snapchat.

GoodRX, a company created to help consumers access the best deals on prescription medications, is accused of selling customers’ personal health information to advertisers, leading to stern words and a fine from federal regulators. NBC 5 Responds’ Lexi Sutter reports.

A company created to help consumers access the best deals on prescription medications is accused of selling customers’ personal health information to advertisers, leading to stern words and a fine from federal regulators.

Under a settlement, California-based GoodRx also accepted that it will be prohibited going forward from sharing user health data with third parties for advertising purposes, the FTC said.

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing a new rule that would prevent employers from imposing noncompete clauses for workers that prohibit them from joining a competitor, typically for a period of time, after they leave the company.

At the center of the dispute is Microsoft’s rivalry with PlayStation-maker Sony to secure popular Activision Blizzard franchises like the military shooter game Call of Duty.

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Twitter reached a $150 million settlement with the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission over alleged misrepresentations of data privacy practices.

Parents and caregivers are paying exorbitant prices for baby formula that never arrives, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

The U.S. House Oversight Committee sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission saying it found evidence the NFL’s Washington Commanders engaged in potentially unlawful financial conduct