Andrew Ferguson. Prior to becoming chairman, Ferguson was sworn in as an FTC commissioner in April 2024 under then-President Joe Biden. Ferguson’s designation as chairman may seem like a benign ...

Unwanted phone calls are out of control. Whether it’s a robocall trying to sell you something or spam calls from scammers ...

A sweeping executive order issued by President Donald Trump on Feb. 18 aims to bring the nation’s independent financial ...

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday on Newsmax that he plans to expose and go after big tech companies for ...

An executive order that takes aim at digital services taxes risks undercutting recent U.S. laws intended to protect Americans ...

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Legal scholar John Shu says President Donald Trump’s executive order checking the power of independent agencies likely will ...

Many Americans, including me, have had frustrating experiences with content moderation on social media platforms. Andrew ...

Scammers are targeting Americans with fraudulent text messages claiming unpaid tolls, tricking victims into providing ...

Shadowbanning, demonetizing may violate consumer protection, competition laws under FTC purview, new agency chair warns. Section 230 "advisory opinion" could send Big Tech investors fleeing, columnist ...

On February 19, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) titled “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the ...

In the waning days of the Biden administration, the FTC published an update to its COPPA Privacy Rule. The status of this ...