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Facebook asks judge to throw out FTC anti-trust lawsuit
2021-03-11 01:51:31| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The charges allege Facebook bought up its rivals to maintain a monopoly.
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Big tech beware: Antitrust specialist Lina Khan may get FTC posting
2021-03-10 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Big tech companies in the US may see trouble on the horizon, with reports suggesting that President Biden is lining up antitrust scholar Lina Khan for an FTC position. The FBI is currently conducting a background check on Khan, according to sources, while others familiar with the matter said that the President was likely to nominate Khan for the role…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Operation CBDeceit: FTC Crackdown on CBD Products
2020-12-18 13:28:33| Happi Breaking News
Agency takes action against six companies for unsupported claims for oils, balms, gummies and more.
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FTC Demands Social Media Firms' User Data, Harvesting Tactics
2020-12-16 17:52:01| TechNewsWorld
The Federal Trade Commission seeks to obtain information on how many users certain social media companies have, how active the users are, what the companies know about them, how they got that information, and what steps the companies take to continue to engage users. The FTC also is gathering information on the companies' business models and how they target children and families.
FTC seeks sale of WhatsApp, Instagram in Facebook monopoly case
2020-12-10 08:42:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The US Federal Trade Commission along with 48 states and territories of the US have filed lawsuits against Facebook, accusing the company of illegally maintaining a monopoly in the social networking market. The case centres on the company's takeovers of Instagram and WhatsApp and may lead to Facebook being forced to divest some of its business. Facebook said the regulators were engaging in "revisionist history" by trying to undo acquisitions they had already approved.
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