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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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The Apple ID scam can take various forms, including the scam text I received that said my account was compromised. Other smishing texts may tell you that your Apple ID has been disabled and to log in ...

An FCC commissioner showed up at a tech-policy conference in Washington this week to urge one of her colleagues to stop telling private companies how to do their work—and the speaker was not a ...

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says NPR and PBS may be "broadcasting underwriting announcements that cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements." The networks say their broadcasts comply with ...