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Epic Games Pays Epic Fine for Fortnite-Related Privacy Violations

By John Eggerton Published

Gaming company to pay north of half-billion dollars in record FTC/DOJ settlement

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Groups Say Streamers Are Still Marketing Violence to Kids

By John Eggerton Published

Seek FTC investigation

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FTC Told New Regs Could Cost Web Billions in Ad Dollars

By John Eggerton Last updated

IAB says ban of targeted, personalized ads is unwarranted

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Roger Wicker 'Alarmed' Over FTC Employee Satisfaction Survey

By John Eggerton Published

Wants answers on declines in satisfied employees, according to OPM poll

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FCC Can Block Elon Musk's Twitter Play, Says Open Markets Group

By John Eggerton Published

Says DOJ and FTC have authority as well

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Alvaro Bedoya FTC Nomination To Proceed to Senate Vote with Help of VP

By John Eggerton Last updated

Squeaker vote to discharge from committee is split down party lines

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Amazon Turns the Screws on the FTC, Looks to Finally Close Its $8.45 Billion Purchase of MGM

By Daniel Frankel Last updated

FTC has Amazon in its crosshairs, but agency now appears stymied by mid-March deadline for antitrust review

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A screengrab of Lina Khan during the FTC meeting on Sept. 14
FTC Withdraws Vertical Merger Guidelines

By John Eggerton Published

Also highlights report on Big Tech purchases below HSR radar

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Joe Biden Names Privacy Advocate Alvaro Bedoya to FTC

By John Eggerton Published

Has conducted Hill oversight of tech companies

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FTC Votes to Toughen Antitrust Review Policy

By John Eggerton Published

More deals will need to be run by agency before being proposed

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