federaltradecommission
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Amazon’s Ring Will Pay $US5.8 Million Penance for Passing Around Your Videos
The FTC reached two landmark settlements with Amazon, one for violating kids’ privacy and another for letting creeps watch home security camera videos.
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Activision Blizzard Settles Antitrust Suit Alleging It Imposed Salary Caps on Professional Overwatch and Call of Duty Players
The Department of Justice said Monday that it had reached a settlement with gaming giant Activision Blizzard over a complaint accusing the company of financially penalising successful Overwatch and Call of Duty esports teams. The DOJ alleged Activision’s “Competitive Balance Tax” would have “effectively operated as a salary tax and limited competition.” Activision says it…
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The FTC Wants Elon Musk’s Emails
The Federal Trade Commission has been on a mission to compel Twitter to turn over internal communications and documents related to its ongoing layoffs, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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A Supplement Company ‘Hijacked’ Its Amazon Reviews to Boost Sales, According to the FTC
Vitamin and supplement maker, The Bountiful Company (owned by Nestlé), has to pay a $US600,000 ($832,920) fine to the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly misrepresenting numerous products online. According to the FTC, Bountiful — which makes Nature’s Bounty supplements along with other brands — engaged in “review hijacking” on Amazon.com. In other words: The company…