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FTC launches antitrust investigation into Microsoft

TechCrunch on MSN · 1d

FTC reportedly opens antitrust investigation into Microsoft

The FTC has launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, according to multiple reports — corroborating earlier reporting by the Financial Times.

Computerworld · 1d

FTC opens antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s cloud, AI, and cybersecurity practices

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, scrutinizing its cloud computing, software licensing, cybersecurity, and AI businesses.

The Verge on MSN · 1d

Microsoft is being investigated by the FTC over antitrust concerns

Microsoft is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission in a wide-ranging antitrust probe, making it the fifth Big Tech company to fall under such scrutiny in several years. The demand for information that spans hundreds of pages and culminates over a year of informal discussions with Microsoft competitors and partners.

FTC expands rules

The Verge on MSN · 1d

FTC changes its telemarketing rules to cover growing ‘tech support scam’ calls

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), making it easier to protect consumers who are tricked into paying scam tech support companies. The FTC could already go after these fraudster companies if they initiated calls to people — now,

Engadget on MSN · 22h

FTC expands rules to hold tech support scammers accountable

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can now go after scammers posing as tech support providers even if it's the consumer who called them up. It has just approved amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule that expands its coverage to include "inbound" calls to companies pitching "technical support services through advertisements or direct mail solicitations.

ConsumerAffairs · 1d

Tech support scams now under tougher telemarketing regulations, FTC says

Regulations protecting people from telemarketing scams now cover tech support scams, which have cost victims hundreds of millions of dollars in recent year

Digital information world1h

FTC On The Hunt for Call Scammers After Shutting Major Loophole in Law

The FTC confirmed that it’s on the hunt for scammers after it managed to shut a leading flaw in the law. The leading ...

21h

FTC going after more scammers after closing major loophole; will help protect seniors

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will now be going after more scammers after it closed a significant loophole in ...

1don MSN

Uber’s subscription service reportedly target of FTC probe

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Uber over whether it broke consumer protection laws by allegedly automatically ...

1don MSN

Uber Faces FTC Consumer Protection Probe Over Subscriptions

The US Federal Trade Commission is looking into whether Uber Technologies Inc. violated consumer protection laws with its ...

Daily Excelsior2h

Gem, jewellery trade adopts terminologies under US FTC guidelines for diamonds

Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) on Friday said it has adopted the new mandated definition, nomenclature ...

1dOpinion

New FTC rule adds time and money to car-buying process

The FTC's proposed Vehicle Shopping Rule – the CARS Rule – would make buying a car more expensive, more time-consuming and ...

2d

Smart gadgets’ failure to commit to software support could be illegal, FTC warns

Makers of smart devices that fail to disclose how long they will support their products with software updates may be breaking ...

Townhall2dOpinion

The FTC and DOJ Are Threatening American Leadership

The recent House Oversight Committee report on the FTC found, “ [u]nder Chair Khan, the Commission appears to be working to ...

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