Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for enforcing civil antitrust laws and promoting consumer protection.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news for its proposed 2027 budget for the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority, its approval of a health system merger, and its focus on misleading product labels and AI company accuracy claims.

Latest on Federal Trade Commission

• FTC Publishes Proposed 2027 Budget for Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority ↗
• Statement Regarding Fairfield Medical Center’s Sale to Adena Health ↗
• FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Ascension Health-AmSurg Deal ↗
• The Federal Trade Commission previously urged both companies to address misleading product labels on their platforms
• Federal Trade Commission announced it is seeking public comment on a proposed policy statement addressing concerns that artificial intelligence companies may be manipulating accuracy claims in their products.
• The FTC is trying to standardize disclosure, but standardizing a metric nobody can agree on first is like asking for honest nutrition labels when the food industry invented half the nutrients.
• First Lady Melania Trumps Message To Federal Trade Commission Underscores Commitment To Ch
• Priceline’s online ads reportedly subject to an up to $500M fine from the FTC

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