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Microsoft’s future plans for its Xbox gaming platform were exposed in the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) legal filings on Monday evening.

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Experian Consumer Services was ordered to pay a $650,000 civil penalty on Monday for allegedly sending consumers commercial emails without providing the option to unsubscribe from future emails. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that Experian had violated the CAN-SPAM Act (Controlling the Assault of…

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Third-party merchants on Amazon who ship their own packages will see an additional fee for each product sold starting on Oct. 1st. Sellers could previously choose to ship their products without contributing to Amazon, but the new fee means members of Amazon’s Seller Fulfilled Prime program will be required to pay the…

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In the wake of legal turmoil that has stalled—but not prevented—a merger between Microsoft and Activision, the Biden administration has opted to revisit the guidelines that the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission will use to assess mergers and acquisitions under the lens of federal antitrust laws.

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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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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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Under an FTC order released Tuesday, Epic Games, which developed Fortnite (Fortnite Chapter 2, seen above) must pay a fine which will then be used to refund customers.