The FCC says Amazon duped tens of millions of Prime customers by signing them up without consent and locking them in with overly complex cancellation methods.
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Amazon violated online shopper protection law, judge rules ahead of Prime signup trial
Amazon violated consumer protection law by gathering Prime subscribers’ billing information before disclosing the service’s terms.
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Live Nation, Ticketmaster joined with ticket brokers to exploit fans, US says
The FTC accused Live Nation and Ticketmaster of costing fans millions of dollars by tacitly allowing ticket brokers to scoop concert tickets and sell them to at a significant markup.
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US FTC probes Google, Amazon over search advertising practices, source says
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Amazon.com and Google misled advertisers that place ads on their websites.
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Google settles YouTube children’s privacy lawsuit
Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated for collecting children’s personal information without parental consent, and using it to send targeted ads.
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Trial begins as Meta investors, Zuckerberg square off over alleged privacy violations
An $8 billion trial by Meta shareholders against Mark Zuckerberg and other current and former company leaders kicked off over claims they illegally harvested the data of Facebook users.
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