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Consumer watchdog accuses hotel chain of deceiving its customers — despite new FTC rule banning ‘drip pricing’
The FTC’s new rule on “unfair or deceptive fees” aims to also get rid of “drip pricing,” which is when a hotel advertises a ...
Trial begins as Meta investors try to recoup $8 billion over privacy claims payout
Facebook's board was not trying to protect founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2019 when it agreed to pay a $5 billion regulatory fine ...
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Suspended Trainer Serpe Back In Federal Court Against HISA: 'This Gamesmanship Has To Stop'
One day after an arbitrator ruled that Phil Serpe would be suspended for two years in a contested clenbuterol positive case from last summer at Saratoga Race Course, the 66-year-old trainer was back i ...
Trial begins as Meta investors, Zuckerberg square off over alleged privacy violations
An $8 billion trial by Meta Platforms shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former company leaders ...
Americans lost a key path to escape subscription traps. Its revival is possible — but won't be easy.
The FTC's rule to make canceling subscriptions as easy as they were to sign up was blocked just days before it was set to go ...
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to testify in $8 billion Facebook privacy lawsuit
A $8 billion class action investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders — current and former — ...
The FTC is pushing back against false 'Made in the USA' claims
The agency is working to enforce its guidelines around "Made in the USA" products and pushing companies to comply. To use ...
Big Tech Has Become a 'Kitchen Table Issue,' FTC Commissioner Mark Meador Says
The recently sworn-in commissioner spoke about the Federal Trade Commission’s willingness to consider structural remedies in ...
How Big Business killed the ‘click-to-cancel’ FTC rule, which would have saved consumers billions
The FTC's 'click to cancel' rule would have wiped out a practice that allowed some businesses to scam their customers. That's ...
Federal court blocks ‘click-to-cancel’ rule. What does this mean for subscribers?
A federal appeals court dealt a blow to consumer protection efforts, ruling that services do not have to make it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions.