Tag: US Federal Trade Commission
George Washington, a real estate investor and successful entrepreneur, knew the...
Eliga Gould, University of New Hampshire
During his three presidential campaigns, Donald Trump promised to run the federal government...
US government tries to rein in an out-of-control subscription economy
David Arditi, University of Texas at Arlington
Signing up for a subscription to a streaming service or newspaper has...
FTC lawsuit spotlights a major privacy risk: From call records to...
Susan Landau, Tufts University
The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Kochava Inc. on Aug. 29, 2022, accusing the...
What are dark patterns? An online media expert explains
Jasmine McNealy, University of Florida
Dark patterns are design elements that deliberately obscure, mislead, coerce and/or deceive website visitors...
FTC warns the AI industry: Don’t discriminate, or else
Ryan Calo, University of Washington
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission just fired a shot across the bow of the...
Why Facebook antitrust case relies so heavily on Mark Zuckerberg’s emails
Rebecca Haw Allensworth, Vanderbilt University
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s own words play a starring role in the government’s case to break up his social network.
“It...
EXPLORING NATURE
Protein powders and shakes contain high amounts of lead, new report...
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
Powder and ready-to-drink protein sales have exploded, reaching over US$32 billion globally from...
