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FTC Acts to Stop Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme that Took Millions from Consumers in First Case under the Impersonation Rule
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In its first case under the Impersonation Rule, the Federal Trade Commission has stopped a student loan debt relief scheme that bilked more than $20.3 million from consumers seeking debt relief by...
FTC Finalizes Order with Avast Banning it from Selling or Licensing Web Browsing Data for Advertising and Requiring it to Pay $16.5 Million
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The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order banning software provider Avast from selling, disclosing, or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle charges the company...
FTC Announces Final Eyeglass Rule Implementing Updates to Promote Competition and Expand Consumer Choice
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Concluding a comprehensive multi-year review, the Federal Trade Commission today announced final updates to its Ophthalmic Practice Rules, known as the Eyeglass Rule aimed at promoting competition and...
Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 456 Ophthalmic Practice Rule (Eyeglass Rule) - Final Rule - June 2024
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FTC Action Leads to Sweepstakes Ban For Three Individuals Who Ran Massive Scheme That Cost Consumers Millions
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As a result of a Federal Trade Commission case, the operators of a sweepstakes scam that cost consumers millions have agreed to settlements that permanently ban them from operating sweepstakes or...
FTC Issues Annual Report on Refunds to Consumers; Agency Returned $324M in 2023
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Federal Trade Commission law enforcement actions resulted in more than $324 million in refunds to consumers in 2023, the agency said in its annual report on refunds. The FTC Annual Report on Refunds...
Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension (Fur Rules)
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Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Care Labeling Rule)
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Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension (Textile Rules)
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Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Extension (Wool Rules)
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Statement of the Federal Trade Commission In the Matter of Bytedance/Musical.ly
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By
Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner;
Alvaro Bedoya, Former Commissioner;
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner
Statement of the Commission Regarding TikTok Complaint Referral to DOJ
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Today, the Commission issued a statement regarding its referral to the Department of Justice a complaint against TikTok, the successor to Musical.ly, and its parent company ByteDance Ltd. The...
FTC Takes Action Against Adobe and Executives for Hiding Fees, Preventing Consumers from Easily Cancelling Software Subscriptions
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The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against software maker Adobe and two of its executives, Maninder Sawhney and David Wadhwani, for deceiving consumers by hiding the early termination fee...
FTC Data Shows Major Increases in Cash Payments to Government Impersonation Scammers
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New Federal Trade Commission data reveals that government impersonation scammers are targeting consumers for payments in cash, with the amount of cash reported lost to these scams nearly doubling from...
Intuit Inc., In the Matter of (TurboTax)
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Intuit Inc., the maker of the popular TurboTax tax filing software, by issuing an administrative complaint against the company for deceiving consumers with bogus advertisements pitching “free” tax filing that millions of consumers could not use. In addition, to prevent ongoing harm to consumers rushing to file their taxes, the Commission also filed a federal district court complaint asking a court to order Intuit to halt its deceptive advertising immediately.
The Commission alleges that the company’s ubiquitous advertisements touting their supposedly “free” products—some of which have consisted almost entirely of the word “free” spoken repeatedly—mislead consumers into believing that they can file their taxes for free with TurboTax. In fact, most tax filers can’t use the company’s “free” service because it is not available to millions of taxpayers, such as those who get a 1099 form for work in the gig economy, or those who earn farm income. In 2020, for example, approximately two-thirds of tax filers could not use TurboTax’s free product.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
192 3119
Docket Number
9408
Case Status
Closed
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