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Rohit Chopra

@chopraftc
16 posts
2021-09-02
Corporate surveillance products and apps are used by stalkers and other bad actors to surreptitiously track their targets. For the first time, the @FTC will ban a company from the surveillance business for its illegal spying software scheme. https://www.ftc.gov/...
2021-09-02 View on X
CNBC

FTC bans “stalkerware” company Support King, whose Android app allegedly secretly harvested users' location and other data, from the surveillance business

Lauren Feiner / CNBC : Source: Federal Trade Commission .

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2021-07-22
When manufacturers block families and businesses from repairing devices and equipment, it harms all of us. Today, the @FTC voted to institute a new policy to ramp up enforcement against illegal repair restrictions. Device and equipment makers should take notice. https://twitter.com/...
2021-07-22 View on X
The Verge

The FTC formally pledges to fight unlawful right-to-repair restrictions, says it will use its power to lower repair costs and support independent repair shops

It comes days after the White House endorsed similar rules  —  The Federal Trade Commission formally pledged to take on unlawful …

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It is critical that we hear from independent repair professionals about companies that may be breaking the law when it comes to repair restrictions. I also hope the @FTC will work with states as they pass their own Right to Repair laws. https://www.ftc.gov/...
2021-07-22 View on X
The Verge

The FTC formally pledges to fight unlawful right-to-repair restrictions, says it will use its power to lower repair costs and support independent repair shops

It comes days after the White House endorsed similar rules  —  The Federal Trade Commission formally pledged to take on unlawful …

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2021-04-23
The Supreme Court has just issued a major ruling that forbids the FTC from getting money from bad actors under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. https://www.supremecourt.gov/ ...
2021-04-23 View on X
Bloomberg

SCOTUS slashes FTC's power to seek monetary awards in court, banning a tool that it used to fine tech and other companies engaged in unfair business practices

& I'm going to fight vigorously against it. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter / @rkslaughterftc : Thank you for your leadership and the time you have dedicated to this incredibly important i...

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Even if Congress takes action to address this, Commissioners should act now to deploy the FTC's dormant Penalty Offense Authority through Section 5(m)(1)(B), trigger broader sanctions for bad actors through Section 18, and undertake other agency reforms: https://www.ftc.gov/...
2021-04-23 View on X
Bloomberg

SCOTUS slashes FTC's power to seek monetary awards in court, banning a tool that it used to fine tech and other companies engaged in unfair business practices

& I'm going to fight vigorously against it. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter / @rkslaughterftc : Thank you for your leadership and the time you have dedicated to this incredibly important i...

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2020-12-15
Today, the @FTC launched an inquiry into the social media and video streaming industry. We have ordered several firms to detail their user surveillance and behavioral advertising practices, including: @TikTok_us @Facebook @Amazon @Snapchat @YouTube @Reddit @Discord @Twitter
2020-12-15 View on X
CNBC

FTC orders Amazon, ByteDance, Discord, Facebook and WhatsApp, Reddit, Snap, Twitter, and YouTube to share info on how they collect and use their users' data

- The Federal Trade Commission is requiring nine tech companies to share information about how they collect and use data from their users, the agency announced Monday.

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2020-12-10
I believe the company's failures and repeat offenses must be corrected through structural reform. The FTC and the states have asked the court to order @Facebook to divest assets and business lines, and take any other steps needed to restore competition.
2020-12-10 View on X
The Verge

FTC's antitrust lawsuit against Facebook seeks to unwind Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions, force Facebook to seek approval for future acquisitions, and more

The Verge :

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Today, I voted to sue @Facebook for illegal monopolization. The lawsuits filed by @FTC and 48 AGs allege that Facebook bought or buried competitive threats. Our complaints seek all relief necessary to remedy the harm, including breaking up the company. https://www.ftc.gov/...
2020-12-10 View on X
Federal Trade Commission

FTC, in coalition with 46 state AGs, plus Guam and DC, sues Facebook, alleging Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions were used to stifle competition

Agency challenges Facebook's multi-year course of unlawful conduct  —  The Federal Trade Commission today sued Facebook …

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Facebook sells ads that are shown to users based on highly personal data it collects and analyzes. The tech giant makes more money if it can monopolize user attention. The more time users spend on @Facebook, the more data the company can collect and the more ads it can sell.
2020-12-10 View on X
Federal Trade Commission

FTC, in coalition with 46 state AGs, plus Guam and DC, sues Facebook, alleging Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions were used to stifle competition

Agency challenges Facebook's multi-year course of unlawful conduct  —  The Federal Trade Commission today sued Facebook …

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In the move to mobile, @Facebook executives were frightened that new innovators were winning away user attention. It was being outpaced by competitors' rapid development of innovative ways to connect. New apps quickly become popular. Facebook was clunky in comparison.
2020-12-10 View on X
Federal Trade Commission

FTC, in coalition with 46 state AGs, plus Guam and DC, sues Facebook, alleging Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions were used to stifle competition

Agency challenges Facebook's multi-year course of unlawful conduct  —  The Federal Trade Commission today sued Facebook …

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Facebook's illegal monopolization allows it to dictate the terms with users, content providers, advertisers, developers, and others. Unsurprisingly, these terms are good for @Facebook and no one else. https://ag.ny.gov/...
2020-12-10 View on X
Federal Trade Commission

FTC, in coalition with 46 state AGs, plus Guam and DC, sues Facebook, alleging Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions were used to stifle competition

Agency challenges Facebook's multi-year course of unlawful conduct  —  The Federal Trade Commission today sued Facebook …

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I thank the state attorneys general across the country, led by @NewYorkStateAG, and my colleagues at the @FTC for their tenacity to investigate and take action to hold @Facebook accountable and fix this broken behemoth. https://ag.ny.gov/...
2020-12-10 View on X
Federal Trade Commission

FTC, in coalition with 46 state AGs, plus Guam and DC, sues Facebook, alleging Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions were used to stifle competition

Agency challenges Facebook's multi-year course of unlawful conduct  —  The Federal Trade Commission today sued Facebook …

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I believe the company's failures and repeat offenses must be corrected through structural reform. The FTC and the states have asked the court to order @Facebook to divest assets and business lines, and take any other steps needed to restore competition.
2020-12-10 View on X
Federal Trade Commission

FTC, in coalition with 46 state AGs, plus Guam and DC, sues Facebook, alleging Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions were used to stifle competition

Agency challenges Facebook's multi-year course of unlawful conduct  —  The Federal Trade Commission today sued Facebook …

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2020-04-25
With the recent court approval of the @Facebook settlement, the @FTC and @TheJusticeDept now assume responsibility for future @Facebook privacy scandals. The government must now immediately verify that @Facebook has actually stopped breaking the law. $FB https://www.documentcloud.org/ ...
2020-04-25 View on X
CNET

Federal court officially approves the $5B settlement Facebook reached with the FTC last July

Carrie Mihalcik / CNET :

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2020-02-12
Many giant companies are convinced that their dominance is due to their genius and innovation. But the truth is that so many can get big by swallowing up or shutting down potential threats. They don't need to invent killer apps if they can stay on top through killer acquisitions.
2020-02-12 View on X
Financial Times

The FTC is asking Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft about acquisitions from the past decade that were small enough to not be reported to the gov't

FTC to review acquisitions made by Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft  —  The Federal Trade Commission …

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Google didn't invent YouTube. Facebook didn't invent Instagram. And the list goes on and on. That's why I voted to order @Google, @Facebook, @Amazon, @Apple, & @Microsoft to hand over a decade of records about their buying binge. https://www.ftc.gov/...
2020-02-12 View on X
Financial Times

The FTC is asking Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft about acquisitions from the past decade that were small enough to not be reported to the gov't

FTC to review acquisitions made by Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft  —  The Federal Trade Commission …

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