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FTC Extends Public Comment Periods for Some Sessions of its Hearings Initiative
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has extended the public comment periods for some of the sessions in its Hearings Initiative , and that comments for all the remaining sessions will be...
Statement of Commissioner Chopra and Commissioner Slaughter In the Matter of Musical.ly Inc. (now known as TikTok)
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By
Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner;
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner
Matter Number
172 3004
Musical.ly, Inc.
Video social networking app Musical.ly, Inc., now known as TikTok, agreed to pay $5.7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company illegally collected personal information from children in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3004
Video Social Networking App Musical.ly Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations That it Violated Children’s Privacy Law
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Note: The FTC hosted a conference call for media with Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Andrew Smith. The operators of the video social networking app Musical.ly, now known as TikTok, have agreed...
FTC Releases Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures for 2017
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The number of cigarettes that the largest cigarette companies in the United States sold to wholesalers and retailers nationwide declined from 240.5 billion in 2016 to 229.1 billion in 2017, according...
Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Concerning Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco 6(b) Orders
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By
Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman;
Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;
Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner;
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner;
Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
P114508
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Statement of the Commission
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FTC Brings First Case Challenging Fake Paid Reviews on an Independent Retail Website
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced its first case challenging a marketer’s use of fake paid reviews on an independent retail website. In settling the agency’s complaint, Cure Encapsulations...
FTC and CFPB Reauthorize Memorandum of Understanding
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The Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have reauthorized their memorandum of understanding. The agreement reflects the ongoing coordination between the two agencies...
FTC Staff Provides Annual Letter to CFPB with ECOA Activities
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has provided the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with an annual summary of its activities enforcing the Equal Credit Opportunity Act . The FTC is...
FTC Halts Fake Job Opportunity and Resume Repair Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission charged two companies and their owner with bilking hundreds of thousands dollars annually from consumers for sham job placement and resume repair services. A federal court...
FTC Returns $1.95 Million to Consumers Who Bought NutriMost Ultimate Fat Loss System in the Pittsburgh Area
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 3,483 checks totaling more than $1.95 million to consumers who bought the NutriMost Ultimate Fat Loss System between October 1, 2012 and August 9, 2016, in the...
FTC Approves Final Order with SoFi
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order with SoFi , resolving allegations that it misrepresented how much money student loan borrowers have...
Social Finance, Inc. and Sofi Lending Corp., In the Matter of
In October 2018, the FTC announced that online student loan refinancer SoFi Lending Corp. (SoFi) agreed to stop misrepresenting how much money student loan borrowers have saved, or will save, by refinancing their loans with the company. The Commission approved the final consent in February 2019. In its administrative complaint, announced concurrently with the proposed settlement, the FTC alleged that since April 2016 SoFi made prominent false statements about loan refinancing savings in television, print, and Internet advertisements.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
162 3197
NutriMost LLC
The FTC is mailing 3,483 checks totaling more than $1.95 million to consumers who bought the NutriMost Ultimate Fat Loss System between October 1, 2012 and August 9, 2016, in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. Each consumer will receive a refund of $560.54.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3009
Docket Number
X170031
FTC Announces Agenda for the Tenth Session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda for the tenth session of its Hearings Initiative . The session, focused on competition and consumer protection issues in broadband markets, will...
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