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FTC Hearing #13: Merger Retrospectives
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The Federal Trade Commission held the thirteenth session of its Hearings Initiative , focused on the agency’s merger retrospective program, on April 12, 2019, at FTC Headquarters in Room 432. This...
National Consumer Protection Week 2019 Kicks off Sunday, March 3
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The Federal Trade Commission and its federal, state and local partners, together with consumer groups and national advocacy organizations, will participate in the 21st annual National Consumer...
FTC Publishes Inflation-Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts
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The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions of law the FTC enforces, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation...
Crystal Ewing (Health Nutrition Products, LLC)
The FTC filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop a dietary supplement marketer from making misleading claims that its product can help treat and even cure people who are addicted to opiates, including prescription pain medications and illegal drugs such as heroin.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
142 3124
X140063
Imposter Scams Top Complaints Made to FTC in 2018
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For the first time, imposter scams topped the list of consumer complaints submitted in 2018 to the Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide Consumer Sentinel database , driven in part by a jump in...
Report
Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2018
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The FTC takes in reports from consumers about problems they experience in the marketplace. The reports are stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network (Sentinel), a secure online database available only...
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FTC Continues Actions to Stop Deceptive Free-Trial and Negative Option Pitches
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced another case in a series of recent actions targeting allegedly deceptive online “free-trial” offers that tricked consumers into enrolling in negative...
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...
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