Press Releases

The Federal Trade Commission, joined by the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, filed a Statement of Interest in a multistate antitrust case against asset managers BlackRock, State Street...

Continuing its efforts to promote competition and lower drug prices, today the Federal Trade Commission renewed its challenges against dozens of improperly listed device patents that shield brand-name...

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized an order with GoDaddy settling allegations that the webhosting provider misled consumers by failing to implement data security protections, which led to...

The Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order with Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and its affiliates (collectively referred to as Welsh Carson) that resolves a potential administrative...

The Federal Trade Commission has released the tentative agenda for its June 4, 2025 workshop on "The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families." The workshop, which will...

The Federal Trade Commission has filed an amended complaint in its case against the Growth Cave business opportunity and credit repair scam. The amendment adds two defendants based on information the...

As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a fraudulent student loan debt relief operation and its owners are permanently banned from the debt relief industry and required to turn over all...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson today appeared before the House Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee to discuss the agency's Fiscal...

As the National Football League prepares to announce the 2025 season schedule, staff of the Federal Trade Commission sent a warning letter today to StubHub Holdings, Inc. (StubHub), the nation’s...

Today the Federal Trade Commission voted to defer the compliance deadline for the amended Negative Option Rule by 60 days. The Commission issued a statement on the new deadline. The Commission vote to...

The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief today in support of the Department of Justice’s Revised Proposed Final Judgment (RPFJ) related to Google’s antitrust violations. In August 2024, a...

A Federal Trade Commission lawsuit has put a stop to Ecommerce Empire Builders’ (EEB) business opportunity scam that used false promises of large profits to entice consumers into paying for help...

More than 40,000 people will receive a refund as a result of the Federal Trade Commission’s settlement with Cerebral, Inc, an online mental health service provider that allegedly billed consumers...

Staff of the Federal Trade Commission published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) designed to provide consumers and businesses with information regarding the agency’s Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees...

Today, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division issued a joint letter directing the heads of agencies across the federal government to create a list of...

The Federal Trade Commission alleged that Global Circulation, Inc. (GCI) and its owner, Kenneth Redon III, threatened consumers with jail time, lawsuits, and wage garnishments to pressure them into...

The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Nevada are taking action to stop a wide-ranging investment training and business venture scam that has bilked consumers out of more than $1.2 billion...

The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $18 million in refunds to consumers harmed by misleading claims made by Publishers Clearing House (PCH). FTC action led to PCH agreeing to pay $18.5...

The Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed order requiring Workado, LLC to stop advertising the accuracy of its artificial intelligence (AI) detection products unless it maintains competent and...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order against accessiBe Inc. and accessiBe Ltd. (accessiBe). AccessiBe claimed the plug-in accessWidget can make any website compliant with...