2024-06-19
TikTok's new AI-generated avatars of real people can help brands build “real and human connections” with consumers. The FTC said not to do things like that just last week: https://www.404media.co/...
Reuters
The US FTC says it has referred a complaint to the DOJ against TikTok and ByteDance over potential violations of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday it had referred a complaint to the Justice Department against the social media platform TikTok …
2023-06-16
TODAY: YouTube told an open-source privacy software called ‘Invidious,’ which lets users browse without being tracked, to shut down for violating its API policy. Devs say they won't do anything unless they have to. https://www.vice.com/...
VICE
Invidious, an open-source “alternative front-end” for YouTube that removes tracking and ads, says YouTube sent a cease-and-desist letter over API violations
2023-01-06
BREAKING: the @FTC proposed a new rule today that would ban non-compete clauses, which currently prevent workers from joining competing companies once they leave their job. It estimates that the rule would increase workers' yearly earnings by $300 bil. https://www.vice.com/...
VICE
The FTC proposes a rule banning non-compete clauses, saying the contracts harm healthy competition in the labor and product markets and block entrepreneurship
the latest move in Lina Khan's ambitious reform agenda. https://www.nytimes.com/... Elizabeth Warren / @ewarren : Imagine you hate your job. The pay is low. The benefits are crummy...