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Please, Lina Khan, don't make Hollywood's crisis worse

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Lina Khan during a Senate meeting in April 2021.
Lina Khan.

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Washington is fueling a 'war on business' as it cracks down on mergers and acquisitions, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says

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Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

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Amazon saved children's voices recorded by Alexa even after parents asked for it to be deleted. Now it's paying a $25 million fine.

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An Amazon Alexa device

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How Disney, Netflix, and more streaming companies are fighting FTC's 'click to cancel' proposal

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Brian Cox in HBO's "Succession."

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A group of scammers cheated student-loan borrowers out of $12 million by misleading them about repayment programs and 'loan forgiveness that did not exist,' a federal watchdog says

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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building.

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FTC says Meta misled parents and failed to protect children using Facebook's Messenger Kids app

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The Federal Trade Commission alleged Meta violated a 2020 privacy order with its policies regarding the Messenger Kids app.

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Companies are selling us more stuff by telling us it's 'sustainable'

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Over the past year, consumers bought more than 13.6 billion products marketed as sustainable for a total of $73 billion, NielsenIQ found.

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Elon Musk reportedly asked to meet with the chair of the FTC but she rejected his request

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FTC chair Lina Khan reportedly refused to meet personally with Elon Musk.
FTC chair Lina Khan reportedly refused to meet personally with Elon Musk.

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The FTC proposes 'Click to Cancel' rule that would make it easier — and cheaper — to cancel subscriptions and memberships

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In the world of free trials, streaming services, and fancy gyms, the FTC is introducing rules that would protect the consumer from getting bogged down in automatic renewals and tough cancellation processes.

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The FTC wants to help you cancel that membership or subscription once and for all, aiming to reduce the ways companies force you to struggle

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FTC chair Lina Khan

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