The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) dropped its lawsuit against a service provider for the Christian school, Grand Canyon University (GCU) on Friday. The move marks another win for the Phoenix-based school in a nearly two-year-long legal battle against the FTC, the U.S. Department of Education (ED), and the former Biden Administration. GCU is the largest Christian University in the country with more than 118,000 students, mostly online. “As we have stated from the beginning, not only were ...| The Roys Report
Though the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.| The American Prospect
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection (Division), represented by the Office of the Utah Attorney General (AG), recently announced a proposed consent order with Aylo, the company that owns and operates pornography websites, including Pornhub.com and Redtube.com. The proposed consent order includes the implementation of a... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
I worked for the Federal Trade Commission when we banned employers from trapping workers with “noncompete clauses.” Now that victory is in danger. The post Employers Want to Trap You in Dead-End Jobs. Will Trump’s FTC Help Them? appeared first on OtherWords.| OtherWords
On August 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a $45 million settlement with online lead generator MediaAlpha, Inc. and its subsidiary QuoteLab, LLC (collectively, “MediaAlpha”), resolving allegations that the companies misled consumers seeking health insurance products. According to the FTC, MediaAlpha tricked consumers into sharing sensitive personal information under the guise of offering... Continue Reading…| Inside Privacy
We are not talking enough about Snapchat, the race for AI hegemony and the lack of enforcement of tech regulation. […] The post Snapchat’s AI Data Grab: Why teens are at risk and regulators are silent appeared first on TACD | Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue.| TACD | Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue
In July, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that telemedicine company NextMed agreed to pay $150,000 to settle charges that it deceptively| Inside Privacy
The FTC will probably stop defending its proposed worker protection on July 10. But action in both red and blue states is heating up.| The American Prospect
The pharmacy giant manages the prescription drug benefit for the State Health Plan, but contract negotiations are at an impasse.| North Carolina Health News
In this special crossover episode between Moving the Metal and The Consumer Finance Podcast, Brooke Conkle, Chris Capurso, and Chris Willis analyze the| Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
By: Kristina Launey and Minh Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The FTC issued a Decision and Order prohibiting accessibility plug-in/Widget vendor AccessiBe from making misleading claims and to pay $1 million. As the number of website accessibility lawsuit filings have exceeded 2,200 per year since 2018, so too has the list of companies offering solutions for making... Continue Reading| ADA Title III
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said two operators of an alleged eCommerce business opportunity scam have agreed to settle the charges. Trevor Duffy| PYMNTS.com
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a final rule that effectively bans workplace non-compete agreements.| HRWatchdog
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) have reached a court-ordered settlement with Response Marketing Group, LLC and its principals, who have agreed to pay $15 million and are banned from selling money-making opportunities. The suit brought by DCP and the FTC alleged that Response Marketing used false promises to sell expensive real estate investment training programs. Additionally, two real estate cel...| dcp.utah.gov
Major Wall Street donors have mounted a push to oust the FTC chair over her crackdowns on corporate power.| Truthout
Experts say the American Privacy Rights Act is a good first step but that more can be done to protect consumers from the sale of their personal data.| CyberScoop
The former president and his backers aim to strengthen the power of the White House and limit the independence of federal agencies.| www.nytimes.com