There was a time when you could sign up for a streaming service in a matter of seconds; however, cancelling has now turned into a process that requires one to solve a puzzle and is quite irritating at times. But in 2026, that experience will not just be annoying; it will be illegal, in fact. […]

Disney will pay $10 million (€8.6m) to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company allowed personal data to be collected from children who viewed kid-directed videos on YouTube without notifying parents or obtaining their consent as required by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule). The proposed order would transform how the company […]

A federal appeals court has struck down the Federal trade Commission’s (FTC) ‘click to cancel’ rule, which would’ve required companies to provide users with simple cancellation mechanisms to immediately halt all recurring charges and get their consent to convert auto-renewals and free trials to paid enrolments. The FTC was set to begin enforcing the rule […]

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is reportedly set to to file an antitrust lawsuit to block Microsoft’s $69 billion (€66.3bn) takeover bid for video game publisher Activision Blizzard. A lawsuit challenging the deal is not guaranteed – but FTC staff reviewing the deal are said to be sceptical of the companies’ arguments, according to […]

Twitter has been hit with $150m (£139.9m) fine in the US after law enforcement officials accused the accused social media platform of illegally using users’ data to help sell targeted ads. Court documents revealed that The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice said Twitter violated an agreement it had with regulators; Twitter […]

Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion (€7.6bn) acquisition of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) after Federal Trade Commission (FTC) passed the deal. European Union regulators signed off on the MGM deal after finding it posed no competition problems. In the US, the deadline for the FTV to challenge passed without the agency taking action. The FTC […]

The US’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a complaint charging Broadcom with illegally monopolising markets for semiconductor components used to deliver television and broadband Internet services through exclusive dealing and related conduct. The Commission has also issued a proposed consent order that would settle the Commission’s charges. Under the consent order, Broadcom must stop […]