AI
FTC Inquiry into AI ‘Ideological Bias’ Draws First Amendment Objections
The public comment period on the matter closed Friday.
Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook Faces Scrutiny for Alleged Apple News Liberal Bias
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. and FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson both wrote letters to Cook with concerns about Apple News.
FTC
The Future of Independent Agencies Like FTC at Risk Before Supreme Court
The case centered on whether President Trump could fire Democratic Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter at will.
Independent Agencies
Supreme Court to Test Trump’s Power Over the ‘Fourth Branch’
Case could upend 90 years of agency independence.
Justice Department
Fired FTC Officials Warn of ‘Corruption,’ Threat to Independent Agencies
Slaughter, Bedoya head to court May 20.
Bill Cassidy
Coronavirus Roundup: Senators Tackle Children’s Online Privacy, Facebook Removes Conspiracy Theories, Broadband in Rural New Hampshire
May 11, 2020 — A bipartisan group of senators on Friday urged the Federal Trade Commission to launch an investigation into children’s data practices in the educational technology and digital advertising sectors. Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Bill C
FTC Act
Bloggers Covered by Endorsement Rules, Says FTC
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced that it has approved final revisions to the guidance it gives to advertisers on how to keep their endorsement and testimonial ads in line with the FTC Act. The notice incorporates several changes to the FTC’s “Guidelines Concerning the Use of Endorsem
