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Competition Matters

The closest competitor is not the only competitor

Stephen Mohr, Bureau of Competition
More and more, merging parties argue that their merger does not raise competition concerns because they are not each other’s closest competitors. Parties have advanced this argument even in markets
Business Blog

Joint venture? FTC challenges arthritis pain relief claims

Lesley Fair
The sellers of Synovia claimed their dietary supplement “paves the pot holes” in joints damaged by arthritis. But an FTC lawsuit alleges the primary pot holes were in the company’s purported proof
Business Blog

Commission issues opinion in Cambridge Analytica case

Lesley Fair
There are foundational consumer protection principles that bear repeating whenever the opportunity arises. The FTC’s just-announced decision in the Cambridge Analytica case offers just such an
Business Blog

VoIP where prohibited by law?

Lesley Fair
The FTC and its law enforcement partners are waging the war against illegal telemarketing on many fronts. An amended complaint in a pending case filed by the FTC and the Ohio Attorney General seeks to
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Free vulnerability scanning for your business

Lisa Weintraub Schifferle
You know the importance of strong cybersecurity, but have you heard about free vulnerability testing? As part of its mission to protect the nation’s cyber infrastructure, the Department of Homeland
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Stopping scams cold turkey

Lesley Fair
It’s the Business Blog equivalent of a Thanksgiving tradition: our annual reminder to share tips at your holiday gathering about avoiding those other kinds of turkeys – consumer scams. We’ve
Business Blog

YouTube channel owners: Is your content directed to children?

Kristin Cohen, Assistant Director, Division of Privacy & Identity Protection, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
Under COPPA, how do I know if my channel is “directed to children”? Since the FTC and New York Attorney General announced their September 2019 settlement with YouTube for violations of the Children’s
Competition Matters

Avoidance devices won’t avoid HSR penalties

Marian Bruno, Bureau of Competition
The Commission and Department of Justice’s recent case against Canon Inc. and Toshiba Corporation for violating the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act makes an important point: restructuring
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And the Consumer Shield Award goes to . . .

Lesley Fair
Holmes & Watson. Crockett & Tubbs. Cagney & Lacey. The anna ls of f iction are replete with dynamic law enforcement duos. But their make-believe exploits can’t compare with the real-life efforts of
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Veterans: Make cybersecurity your business

Carol Kando-Pineda, Counsel, FTC Division of Consumer & Business Education
As Veterans Day reminds us, no one knows better than members of the military why it’s critical to maintain a vigilant defense. The more than 2.5 million veterans who own small businesses can apply
Competition Matters

If you think criticizing staff is a good strategy … It’s not.

Ian Conner, Bureau of Competition
Parties regularly present their arguments and defenses of conduct and mergers to the Front Office of the Bureau if staff has recommended a challenge. A surprising number of these presentations begin
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You Don’t Say: FTC workshop listens in on voice cloning

Lesley Fair
Imagine people who have lost the ability to speak communicating in a digital version of their own voice. With just a brief recorded snippet, researchers can use artificial intelligence and text-to