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'Are You Really Free If Your Groceries Are So Expensive You Can't Afford Them?' Asks Former FTC Chair Lina Khan, Challenging Corporate Power
For years, Americans have been told the free market is working just fine. But former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan ...
US appeals court blocks FTC’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule for subscriptions
A U.S. appeals court has blocked the Federal Trade Commission's “click-to-cancel” rule that would have required companies to ...
The 8th Circuit Court Was Right To Kill the FTC's 'Click-to-Cancel' Rule
The Federal Trade Commission ignored mandatory regulatory impact analyses in an attempt to institute its "click-to-cancel" ...
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Hiltzik: How Big Business killed the 'click-to-cancel' FTC rule, which would have saved consumers billions
The FTC's 'click to cancel' rule would have wiped out a practice that allowed some businesses to scam their customers. That's why businesses got it killed ...
Appeals court blocks FTC's "click-to-cancel" rule just days before rollout
The court's decision arrived just days before the rule's implementation. The three-judge panel found that the FTC, under the ...
Judge Slaps Down FCC Rule That Would’ve Made It Easy to Cancel Your Subscriptions
On July 14, the Federal Trade Commission’s long-awaited rule would have required businesses to make it easy for consumers to ...
‘Click-To-Cancel’ Subscription Policy Shut Down By Federal Appeal
The Federal Trade Commission's plan to protect consumers from harmful subscription practices with "click-to-cancel" policy has failed.
Federal court blocks ‘click-to-cancel’ rule. What does this mean for subscribers?
A federal appeals court dealt a blow to consumer protection efforts, ruling that services do not have to make it easier for consumers to cancel subscriptions.
Court nullifies “click-to-cancel” rule that required easy methods of cancellation
A federal appeals court today struck down a "click-to-cancel" rule that would have required companies to make cancelling ...
Biden-Era FTC Competition Chief Rejoins Covington & Burling
The former director of anticompetitive activity at Lina Khan’s Federal Trade Commission has taken a job co-leading the ...
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Future of FTC noncompete ban in question under Trump
Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has called his agency's rule banning noncompetes unconstitutional. Still, he says protecting workers against noncompetes remains a priority.
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Trump’s FTC Let Lobbyists Kill Popular Click-To-Cancel Rule, Advocates Say
A federal appeals court blocked the rule, which would have required companies to make it easier to end subscriptions.