News and Events - Federal Trade Commission
FTC Action Stops H&R Block’s Unfair Downgrading Practices and Deceptive Promises of ‘Free’ Filing. Date. November 12, 2024. A Federal Trade Commission lawsuit is leading to changes for consumers who use H&R Block’s do-it-yourself online tax filing products. A proposed FTC settlement would stop H&R Block from unfairly...
Press Releases - Federal Trade Commission
October 29, 2024. The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $1 million in refunds to consumers who were allegedly harmed by Rhinelander Auto Center’s junk fees and discriminatory practices. The FTC and State of... Press Release.
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Stay up to date on the latest FTC news and developments. Check out our news releases announcing agency law enforcement actions, events, and timely research and advice on important issues facing consumers. You can also explore the views of the FTC Chair and Commissioners by reading their latest public remarks and keep track of the commission’s ...
As Nationwide Fraud Losses Top $10 Billion in 2023, FTC Steps Up ...
While the FTC does not intervene in individual complaints, Sentinel reports are a vital part of the agency’s law enforcement mission and also help the FTC to warn consumers and identify fraud trends it is seeing in the data. A full breakdown of reports received in 2023 is now available on the FTC’s data analysis site at ftc.gov/exploredata ...
FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes - Federal Trade …
Apr 23, 2024 · The FTC estimates that the final rule banning noncompetes will lead to new business formation growing by 2.7% per year, resulting in more than 8,500 additional new businesses created each year. The final rule is expected to result in higher earnings for workers, with estimated earnings increasing for the average worker by an additional $524 per ...
FTC Takes Action Against Adobe and Executives for Hiding Fees ...
Jun 17, 2024 · A federal court complaint filed by the Department of Justice upon notification and referral from the FTC charges that Adobe pushed consumers toward the “annual paid monthly” subscription without adequately disclosing that cancelling the plan in the first year could cost hundreds of dollars. Wadhwani is the president of Adobe’s digital ...
Federal Trade Commission Announces Final “Click-to-Cancel” Rule …
Oct 16, 2024 · The Commission’s updated rule will apply to almost all negative option programs in any media. The rule also will prohibit sellers from misrepresenting any material facts while using negative option marketing; require sellers to provide important information before obtaining consumers’ billing information and charging them; and require sellers to get consumers’ informed consent to the ...
FTC Proposes New Protections to Combat AI Impersonation of …
Feb 15, 2024 · Tech. Artificial Intelligence. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit the impersonation of individuals. The proposed rule changes would extend protections of the new rule on government and business impersonation that is being finalized by the Commission today.
FTC Issues Orders to Social Media and Video Streaming Platforms ...
Mar 16, 2023 · The orders were sent using the FTC’s 6(b) authority, which authorizes the Commission to conduct wide-ranging studies that do not have a specific law enforcement purpose. The Commission voted 4 -0 during an open meeting to issue the 6(b) orders to the eight social media and video service services.
FTC Announces Crackdown on Deceptive AI Claims and Schemes
Sep 25, 2024 · The FTC is taking action against DoNotPay, a company that claimed to offer an AI service that was “the world’s first robot lawyer,” but the product failed to live up to its lofty claims that the service could substitute for the expertise of a human lawyer. According to the FTC’s complaint, DoNotPay promised that its service would allow ...