Category: Ftc

House committee chair calls for FTC antitrust investigation into Facebook

Post author By Randall
Post date March 19, 2019
Categories In antitrust, congress, david cicilline, davidcicilline, Ftc, gear, house of representatives, houseofrepresentatives, Instagram, Internet, Politics, regulation, Tech, whatsapp
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[ad_1] Cicilline also argued that the FTC wasn’t doing its job. Advocates warned “for years” that Facebook was likely violating the FTC’s 2011 privacy consent order, but the commission allegedly didn’t enforce that order. It didn’t block acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp that helped Facebook “extend its dominance,” Cicilline added. He further argued that Facebook […]

Amazon lets third-party sellers offer lower prices on rival sites

Post author By Randall
Post date March 11, 2019
Categories In Amazon, e-commerce, Ftc, gear, Internet, Politics, richardblumenthal, shopping, Tech
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[ad_1] Senator Richard Blumenthal wrote to the FTC Commission Chairman in December arguing that Amazon’s policy could “stifle” competition and “artificially inflate prices” for shoppers. While it’s not certain that the FTC intended to investigate, Amazon’s relaxed approach could address potential criticism by allowing sellers more flexibility in where and how they pitch their goods […]