Every year the FTC brings hundreds of cases against individuals and companies for violating consumer protection and competition laws that the agency enforces. These cases can involve fraud, scams, identity theft, false advertising, privacy violations, anti …

This memo focuses on law enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission” or “FTC”). Appendices A and B are charts that synopsize antitrust and consumer protection powers under the FTC, Clayton, and Sherman Acts.

OIG investigations address criminal, civil, and administrative violations of laws and regulations. The OIG adheres to the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency's Quality Standards for Investigations. The OIG generally receives complaints through the OIG Hotline.

1 天前 · The Federal Trade Commission's blockbuster antitrust case against Meta kicks off on Monday in a courtroom in Washington. It's the culmination of a nearly six-year investigation into whether the ...

2024年8月2日 · On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice sued video-sharing platform TikTok, its parent company ByteDance, as well as its affiliated companies, with flagrantly violating a children’s privacy law—the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act—and also alleged they infringed an existing FTC 2019 consent order ...

2022年10月24日 · FTC investigations generally begin with a civil investigative demand (CID) or subpoena, to obtain existing documents and to request huge amounts of data, files, and other information, and...

The OIG primarily accomplishes its mission by (1) performing audits and reviews of FTC programs and operations; (2) conducting investigations of employee misconduct and crimes against the FTC; and (3) keeping FTC leadership, Congress, and other stakeholders informed, through the OIG’s Semiannual Report to Congress and Top Management and ...

An investigation that results in litigation, a criminal conviction, or a settlement is publicly reported on the OIG’s website (see "In the Media"). Who is the FTC’s Inspector General? In December 2024, Marissa Gould was named the Acting FTC Inspector General.

2023年7月13日 · The Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI for possible violations of consumer protection law, seeking extensive records from the maker of ChatGPT about its handling of personal data,...

In its investigation, the FTC has been looking into whether TikTok violated a portion of federal law that prohibits “unfair and deceptive” business practices by denying that individuals in China …