FTC Secures $14.6M TMF Grant for Cloud-Based Data Analytics

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is receiving a $14.6 million award from the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) to build a cloud-based and artificial intelligence-powered data analytics platform.  The grant, which the FTC announced on July 28, will help …

FTC Targets Secondary Ticketing Industry for BOTS Act Violations

Rob Moderelli on July 29, 2025 “_MG_7348” by dbking is licensed under CC BY 2.0. After nine years of looming as a symbolic warning against predatory ticket resellers, the FTC has begun to take action against violators of the Better Online Ticket Sales ( …

FTC v. Amazon: Prime trial won’t be derailed by appeal

SEATTLE - Amazon is stuck with rulings against it in the Federal Trade Commission's lawsuit alleging customers were tricked into enrolling in the Prime program. Three decisions have gone against the retail giant in Seattle federal court, including …

CPAC, IMC Want FTC to Stop Omnicom-IPG Merger

The Independent Media Council (IMC), representing more than 125 million Americans weekly through a coalition of conservative and independent media outlets, has joined forces with the CPAC Foundation Center for Regulatory Freedom (CRF) to file a formal …

John Hess joins Chevron's board of directors after FTC reversed earlier ruling

FTC is Cracking Down On Ticket Bots—And One Targeted Reseller is Already Fighting Back

Photo Credit: Eric Krull The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is threatening legal action against Key Investment Group (KIG) and other ticket resellers for alleged violations of the BOTS Act. News of the crackdown first emerged in the form of a preemptive …

FTC Announces Another Action Against Alleged eCommerce Business Opportunity Violators

In 2024, FTC compliance lawyer wrote about the first case where the Federal Trade Commission charged a gig work company for allegedly misleading consumers about the money they could make on the company’s platform and marketing its business opportunity …

Applying the Hypothetical Monopolist Test to Labor Markets: Lessons from FTC v. Kroger Co.

FTC v. Kroger Co., an early test of the 2023 Merger Guidelines, focused on competition within labor markets as well as within product markets. In its decision, the court noted that it was “not aware of any standard economic analysis” for applying the …

DOJ and FTC Host Second Session on Structural and Regulatory Impediments to Drug Competition

On July 24, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) convened the second of three public listening sessions aimed at identifying barriers to drug price competition in the U.S. healthcare system. The session is …

FTC Obtains Order Against Accelerated Debt for Allegedly Deceptive Practices Targeting Elderly and Veterans

On July 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) secured a court order aimed at halting allegedly deceptive practices against seven companies and three individuals operating the “Accelerated Debt” program. The defendants allegedly contacted consumers through …