OpenAI’s ChatGPT: OpenAI, the creator of the widely used ChatGPT app, is currently facing an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amid concerns that the app may be generating false information. The investigation raises questions about consumer harm and the handling of user data by OpenAI’s technology. In a letter to OpenAI, the … Read more
The FTC has withdrawn its opposition to Meta’s acquisition of VR content maker was completed in February. Meta said in a statement “excited” to have completed the purchase. The FTC did not file an appeal, and the transaction was completed in February. The US government announced on Friday that it has formally ended its efforts … Read more
The FTC has asked a judge to order Facebook to unwind its 2012 and 2014 acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The United States Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, who promised tougher antitrust enforcement, said she would not rule out a settlement with Meta’s Facebook, which the agency sued in 2020, but said any agreement … Read more
US President Joe Biden is likely to appoint 32 years old Pakistani-Origin Lina Khan, an associate professor of law at Columbia Law School, as Federal Trade Commissioner (FTC). “President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Lina Khan for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission,” according to the statement issued by the white house. The … Read more
TikTok is accused of collecting children’s data in several complaints. A group of 20 consumer and child advocacy groups had filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday. TikTok had been accused of breaking the previous settlement the company reached with the FTC not to get the personal data of minors aged … Read more
