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The FTC Says a Major Ratings Website Published 'Fake' Reviews — Here's How to Avoid It Happening to Your Business
The Federal Trade Commission banned businesses from writing and buying their own reviews in an August ruling. Now, it's ...
How women's phones became a tool for abortion surveillance
Americans shouldn’t accept a reality where their phones are sleeper agents for stalkers and fundamentalist politicians.
The Center Square11d
Artificial intelligence under increasing scrutiny from regulators
The FTC alleged that social media companies have engaged in "vast surveillance" and privacy violations. In a 2023 lawsuit, ...
What does the FTC’s new fake review rule ban?
An FTC rule banning phony online reviews is now in effect. Those who violate the measures face a civil penalty of up to ...
Yahoo Finance15d
FTC hits Lyft with $2.1M penalty for luring drivers with false earnings claims
The FTC warned Lyft in October 2021 that its practices were illegal, and it must stop — but it continued them, and the result is this order and penalty. Of course, $2.1 million is a drop in the ...
Play Station Universe16d
Review Bombing Might’ve Met Its Match Now That New FTC Ruling Banning Fake Reviews Is In Effect
However a new FTC ruling that just went into effect might’ve taken the teeth out of review bombing’s bite. The ruling is specifically attacking fake reviews, meaning it intends to incentivize ...
SiliconRepublic16d
X rival Bluesky raises $15m to grow network
The social media platform backed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey now has more than 13m users. Bluesky, one of the main social media alternatives to X, has bagged $15m in Series A financing.
ZDNet16d
Have you stayed at a Marriott? Here's what its settlement with the FTC means for you
The FTC has come down hard on hotel chain Marriott following a series of data breaches between 2014 and 2020 that harmed more than 344 million customers worldwide. In an Oct. 9 news release ...
Law18d
OpenAI Hires First Compliance Chief, Snagging Uber's Scott Schools
OpenAI has hired Uber's chief ethics and compliance officer, Scott Schools, as its first compliance chief, the burgeoning AI startup announced late Tuesday. In a statement OpenAI posted on its ...
The New York Times20d
Arkansas May Have Vast Lithium Reserves, Researchers Say
Federal and state researchers said there might be five million to 19 million tons of lithium, more than enough to meet the world’s demand for the battery ingredient. By Ivan Penn and Rebecca F ...
The Hill21d
The FTC must be held accountable for its widespread leaks of confidential data
In this context, a recent report from the FTC’s inspector general on news leaks are especially troubling and worthy of further investigation. As a law enforcement agency, the FTC is privy to ...
komonews22d
'Click to Cancel' rule to make unsubscribing as easy as signing up
“And this is not by accident; this is by design.” The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants to end these unfair and deceptive practices and give consumers greater control over their subscription ...