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FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived ...

May 21, 2026 / News
Summary: The Federal Trade Commission will require Cox Media Group (CMG) and two smaller marketing firms to pay a total of $930,000 to settle allegations they deceived customers by …
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FTC Sends Warning Letters to Companies About Compliance with the TAKE IT DOWN Act

May 20, 2026 / News
Summary: The Federal Trade Commission sent warning letters today to a dozen websites advising them of their obligation to comply with the TAKE IT DOWN Act (TIDA), which requires …
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Federal Court Holds Payment Processor Cliq in Contempt for Violating FTC Order

May 19, 2026 / News
Summary: At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge ordered Cliq Inc., a payment processing company, and its operators to pay $6.5 million in sanctions for …
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FTC Begins Enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act

May 19, 2026 / News
Summary: The Federal Trade Commission today began enforcing the TAKE IT DOWN Act (TIDA), a law requiring platforms, at the request of victims, to remove intimate photos or videos …
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Lead Defendants in the IM Mastery Academy MLM Scheme to Turn Over Tens of Millions of Dollars in Assets to ...

May 13, 2026 / News
Summary: The Federal Trade Commission and State of Nevada will require five individual and corporate IM Mastery Academy defendants, including ringleaders Chris and Isis Terry, to …
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Shutterstock to Pay $35 Million to Settle FTC Allegations Over Illegal Subscription and Cancellation Practices

May 13, 2026 / News
Summary: will pay $35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the online digital photo and video platform illegally made tens of millions of dollars from a …
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FTC and Illinois Take Action to Stop Deceptive Conduct by Company that Created Thousands of Business Listings ...

May 11, 2026 / News
Summary: Department of Justice, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, and the state of Illinois sued Chicago-based company Premium Home Service (PHS) and its owner for …
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FTC Chairman Ferguson Advises Companies to Comply with the Take It Down Act

May 11, 2026 / News
Summary: Ferguson sent letters today to more than a dozen prominent technology companies reminding businesses of their obligation to comply fully with the Take It Down Act (TIDA) …
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FTC to Co-Host Workshop on Financial Services with Institute for Consumer Financial Choice on May 14-15

May 7, 2026 / News
Summary: The Federal Trade Commission will co-host a workshop on May 14-15, 2026, with George Mason University Law School’s Institute for Consumer Financial Choice (ICFC) focusing …
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FTC to Ban Kochava and Subsidiary from Selling Sensitive Location Data to Settle Charges They Sold Location ...

May 4, 2026 / News
Summary: The Federal Trade Commission will prohibit data broker Kochava and its subsidiary from selling, sharing or disclosing sensitive location data without consumers’ …
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FTC Takes Action Against High-Level MLM Participants who Deceived Workers About the Amount of Money They Can ...

April 27, 2026 / News
Summary: The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against high-level participants in a multilevel marketing (MLM) company over allegations they used false or baseless earning …
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New FTC Data Show People Have Lost Billions to Social Media Scams

April 27, 2026 / News
Summary: New data from the Federal Trade Commission show that, in 2025, nearly 30% of people who reported losing money to a scam said that it started on social media, with reported …
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