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FTC sues Amazon for 'unfairly charging' consumers with Prime memberships

The FTC is suing Amazon over its confusing checkout experience which unfairly ropes consumers into a Prime membership without consent.

Android Central

FTC sues Amazon for 'tricking and trapping' people in Prime subscriptions

Federal regulators say Amazon uses manipulative techniques to enroll shoppers into Prime memberships that are purposefully hard to cancel.

WEKU

As FTC sues Amazon over Prime, Lina Khan says it 'tricked and trapped people into recurring subscriptions without their consent'

Khan noted that Amazon “revamped its Prime cancellation process for at least some subscribers shortly before the filing of this Complaint.”

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FTC Goes After Amazon, Alleging The Company Has Been "Tricking" Customers

The online retailer was hit with an FTC lawsuit related to its Prime program.

The Street

Amazon Says FTC Lawsuit Alleging The 'Tricking' of Customers Into Signing Up For Prime Is 'False'

The online retailer was hit with an FTC lawsuit related to its Prime program.

The Street

FTC accuses Amazon of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel

The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on Wednesday for what it called a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions

The Independent UK

Sony says it would withhold PS6 information from Activision if the Microsoft deal goes through

Sony won't share new console with a studio owned by its rival

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PC Gamer

Microsoft, Activision CEOs to defend $69 billion deal in fight with FTC

Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella and Activision Blizzard Inc. CEO Bobby Kotick will be in court this week to try to persuade a federal judge in California to reject the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to block their $69 billion deal.

Tribune News Service

FTC Chair Lina Khan Ignored Ethics Official's Advice About Meta Case, Then Said She Didn't

Plus: RIP Daniel Ellsberg, the Pioneers of Capitalism, and more...

Reason

A 3-hour phone call that brought her to tears: Imposter scams cost Americans billions

Imposter scams are top U.S. fraud now: Con artists are using new technology to get real time information plus voice cloning and caller ID spoofing to make it even harder to tell truth from fiction.

WEKU

Employer Non-compete Clauses Are Likely Illegal, Per NLRB: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

Following the FTC's proposed rule to ban non-compete agreements in the workplace, the NLRB could possibly rule that such agreements violate federal law.

Kiplinger

Google profits off fake abortion clinics

"Google is a willing participant and supporter of the fake clinic industry," according to a new report

Salon

Lina Khan rejected FTC ethics recommendation to recuse in Meta case

The Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan declined to recuse herself from an FTC case against Meta Platforms Inc., despite the advice of the agency’s top ethics official, according to internal agency documents.

Tribune News Service

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Los Angeles Times

How Biden and Taylor Swift beat Ticketmaster

WASHINGTON — Ticketmaster, the country’s largest ticket seller, will begin disclosing fees up front after angry Taylor Swift fans demanded change and the Federal Trade Commission proposed new regulations.

TechRadar

US injunction temporarily blocks Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition leading up court battle

A US government anti-trust watchdog has issued a legal injunction, temporarily blocking Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Tribune News Service

Amazon’s Alexa defends company honor while jabbing rivals

Ask Amazon.com Inc.’s digital assistant, “Hey, Alexa, is Amazon a monopoly?’ and it will profess ignorance.

Sports Illustrated

New Draft NIL Legislation Includes Athlete Restrictions, Health Care and Booster Collectives

In an obtained working draft of legislation from two senators, Tommy Tuberville (R., Ala.) and Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), lawmakers address name, image and likeliness, granting the NCAA great authority.

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Reason

'I Did Everything Right and They Indicted Me,' Says Defiant Trump in Post-Arraignment Speech

Plus: The FTC takes on Microsoft, RIP Cormac McCarthy, and more...

Axios

Microsoft bid to buy Activision Blizzard blocked by temporary restraining order

A federal judge granted the FTC's request for the order that prevents Microsoft from closing acquisition of gaming giant.

PC Gamer

FTC wins a temporary restraining order blocking the Microsoft—Activision deal

The TRO means nothing can happen until the court rules on the FTC's request for a temporary injunction against the deal.

Windows Central

Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard temporarily blocked by FTC restraining order

Microsoft's purchase of Activision Blizzard is blocked by a temporary restraining order obtained by the FTC, with a court date set for June 22, 2023.

Fortune

U.S. intelligence can spy on Americans too easily, advisors warn

The surveillance economy has strengthened since Edward Snowden’s revelations.

The Street

Microsoft Stumbles on Unexpected Problem for the Control of Call of Duty

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission, one of the powerful antitrust regulators, filed a last-minute complaint to block the software and console giant's acquisition of video game powerhouse Activision Blizzard.

The Street

Microsoft Pays $20 Million Fine in Child Privacy Case

Federal regulators the penalty involves the Xbox Live service, which consumers use to connect online and with others.

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