The #JimJordan led #House #Judiciary Cmt has now released their reconciliation bill.
In addition to #immigration measures, it transfers ALL #FTC #antitrust actions to the US #AttorneyGeneral [currently #PamBondi], among other antitrust provisions.
Zuckerberg stifled Instagram because he loves Facebook, Instagram founder says https://arstechni.ca/haBo #federaltradecommission #metamonopolytrial #Antitrustlaw #Instagram #Facebook #Policy #meta #FTC
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FTC sues Uber over difficulty of canceling subscriptions, “false” claims
#Facebook non ha ancora deciso quanto siano importanti gli “amici”.
Sembra volerci puntare, anche se nel processo in cui è accusata di monopolio ha sostenuto che siano ormai marginali. I contenuti prodotti dagli amici visibili su Facebook, secondo fonti dell’azienda, sarebbero infatti appena il 17 per cento del totale.
https://www.ilpost.it/2025/04/22/facebook-amici-difesa-processo/
The US Federal Trade Commission launched an “Inquiry on Tech Censorship” to “better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users’ access to services based on the content of their speech or affiliations.” They are asking people who have been “banned, shadow banned, demonetized, or otherwise censored” to share their comments as part of a request for information until May 21.
FYI, FTC released final COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection) rule: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-22/pdf/2025-05904.pdf #edtech #COPPA #FTC @PogoWasRight @funnymonkey @mkeierleber
The FTC has sued Uber for "deceptive billing and cancellation practices." According to the agency, Uber made it easy for subscribers to join Uber One, but claims users "can be forced to navigate as many as 23 screens and take as many as 32 actions to cancel." Read more at @Engadget. #FTC #Uber #UberOne #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/ikdKXI
Meta Antitrust Trial Opens Under Shadow of Whistleblower Claims and Political Maneuvering
#Meta #FTC #Antitrust #Zuckerberg #China #Censorship #Whistleblowers #BigTech #Regulation #Instagram #WhatsApp #USPolitics #TechLaw #Senate #SocialMedia #AI
23andMe bankruptcy under congressional investigation for customer data
congressmen are the latest government officials to raise concerns about 23andMe’s commitment to data security, as the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Federal Trade Commission have sent the company similar letters in recent weeks.
#23andMe #DNA #genetics #bankruptcy #business #FTC #security #cybersecurity #infosec #data #bigdata
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/17/23andme-bankruptcy-investigation-genetic-data-congress.html
The Verge: FTC v. Meta live: the latest from the battle over Instagram and WhatsApp. “The FTC first brought the case in late 2020. While it was initially thrown out by the judge, he let an amended version move forward after the government beefed up details about why it thinks Meta is a monopoly. This phase of the trial will help the judge determine if Meta is liable for breaking antitrust […]
‘The key challenge for the #FTC will be convincing James #Boasberg, the presiding judge, that #Meta has dominated — in part via acquisitions — a “personal social-networking” market focused on friends-and-family connections, which does not include #TikTok or Google’s #YouTube.’
https://on.ft.com/3Eh1d3k
I frankly speaking didn't expect much from the FTC's case against Facebook. But reading through @pluralistic's piece, I think I should grab some popcorn and a cold beverage, sit back, and enjoy the show. #ftc #meta #monopoly
"Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case" -
https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/18/chatty-zucky/
The Japan Fair Trade Commission is considering issuing warnings to 15 hotel operators in Tokyo on suspicion that they have violated the antimonopoly act for holding monthly meetings to share internal information. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/japan/society/ftc-hotels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #hotels #tourism #ftc
»#Meta CEO #MarkZuckerberg emphasized that his #socialmedia company faces stiff competition from #TikTok, as Meta seeks to fend off accusations from the #FTC that it has a monopoly.« https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5252373-zuckerberg-underscores-tiktok-competition-as-meta-fights-monopoly-allegations/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Instagram aurait-il percé sans Facebook ? Ce qu'en pense Mark Zuckerberg
https://mac4ever.com/188768
#Mac4Ever #Concurrence #FTC #Justice #Meta
At the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust trial, Mark Zuckerberg gave a rare window into how he makes business decisions: by fighting for survival, even when his company is ahead. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/17/tech/meta-tiktok-zuckerberg-antitrust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #meta #facebook #tiktok #socialmedia #ftc #antitrust #markzuckerberg #bytedance
"Mark Zuckerberg called the head of the Federal Trade Commission in late March with an offer: Meta would pay $450 million to settle a long-running antitrust case that was about to go to trial.
The offer was far from the $30 billion that the FTC had demanded. It was also a fraction of the value of Instagram and WhatsApp, the two apps Meta had bought and were at the heart of the government’s case.
On the call, Zuckerberg sounded confident that President Trump would back him up with the FTC, said people familiar with the matter. The billionaire Facebook co-founder had been developing closer ties to Trump—his company donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration and settled a $25 million lawsuit—and had been pressing the president in recent weeks to intervene in the monopoly lawsuit.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson found the offer not credible, and wasn’t ready to settle for anything less than $18 billion and a consent decree. As the trial approached, Meta upped its offer to close to $1 billion, the people said, and Zuckerberg led a frenzied lobbying effort to avoid the FTC trial.
It wasn’t enough. On Monday, the trial kicked off. The FTC called Zuckerberg—who privately expressed reluctance about taking the stand—to testify for four hours.
Zuckerberg was back on the witness stand Tuesday, where he faced questioning from an FTC lawyer over whether Facebook had paid $1 billion to buy Instagram to “neutralize” a competitor.
Asked if he would have preferred that Facebook’s own camera app would have grown faster, Zuckerberg responded, “I guess so, yeah. A billion dollars is very expensive.”
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan told the Journal that the company’s $450 million settlement offer was “delusional.”"
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/mark-zuckerberg-meta-antitrust-ftc-negotiations-a53b3382
#Caff: "A bola da vez é uma ação #antitruste movida pela #FTC (Comissão Federal de Comércio) dos EUA contra a #Meta, dona do #Facebook, #Instagram e #WhatsApp. O governo norte-americano acusa a empresa de #práticasanticompetitivas ao adquirir o Instagram (em 2012) e o WhatsApp (em 2014) para consolidar um #monopólio nas redes sociais.
A FTC pediu, dentre outras medidas, o desmembramento da Meta, separando assim Instagram e WhatsApp como empresas independentes."
https://www.uol.com.br/tilt/colunas/carlos-affonso-de-souza/2025/04/16/quem-concorre-com-a-meta-futuro-da-empresa-vai-a-julgamento-nos-eua.htm
ICYMI: Zuckerberg Faces Tough Questions in Latest U.S. Antitrust Trial Testimony https://www.rainsmediaradio.com/2025/04/zuckerberg-faces-tough-questions-in.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon Follow, Like & Share #Zuckerberg #Antitrust #Meta #FTC #SocialMedia
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