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Disney to pay $10 million FTC settlement over children’s data

Disney to pay  million FTC settlement over children’s data

A water tower stands at Walt Disney Studios on June 3, 2025 in Burbank, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Walt Disney Company will pay $10 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it enabled the unlawful collection of children’s personal data on YouTube. The FTC claimed the company allowed data to be collected from kids who viewed …

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Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner – Axios

Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner  Axios Federal Appeals Court Reinstates an F.T.C. Commissioner Fired by Trump  The New York Times Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner in case testing president’s removal powers  Fox News US appeals court reinstates FTC commissioner fired by Trump  The Guardian US court reinstates antitrust commissioner Donald Trump tried to fire  Financial Times Source link

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Fired Democratic FTC commissioner reinstated by US appeals court – Reuters

Fired Democratic FTC commissioner reinstated by US appeals court  Reuters Federal Appeals Court Reinstates an F.T.C. Commissioner Fired by Trump  The New York Times Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to fire Biden-appointed FTC member  Politico US appeals court reinstates FTC commissioner fired by Trump  The Guardian Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner  Axios Source link

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Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to fire Biden-appointed FTC member – Politico

Appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to fire Biden-appointed FTC member  Politico Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner  Axios US appeals court reinstates FTC commissioner fired by Trump  The Guardian Appeals court blocks Trump from firing FTC commissioner in case testing president’s removal powers  Fox News Read the Appeals Court’s Decision  The New York Times Source link

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Exclusive: Disney will pay $10M to settle children's privacy lawsuit with FTC – Axios

Exclusive: Disney will pay $10M to settle children’s privacy lawsuit with FTC  Axios Disney to pay $10 million to settle US claim of allowing unlawful collection of children’s data  Reuters Disney to Pay $10 Million for Collecting Children’s Data on YouTube  Variety Disney to pay $10 million over alleged violations of children’s online privacy  Los Angeles Times Disney To Pay $10 Million To Settle …

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FTC chair warns Google about Gmail’s ‘partisan’ spam filters

FTC chair warns Google about Gmail’s ‘partisan’ spam filters

Andrew Ferguson, the Trump-appointed chair of the Federal Trade Commission, recently expressed concern that “Alphabet’s administration of Gmail is designed to have partisan effects.” In a letter addressed to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Ferguson pointed to a recent story in the New York Post describing complaints by Targeted Victory (a consulting and PR firm that’s worked with the Republican National …

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FTC sues L.A. Fitness operators for “exceedingly difficult” gym cancellation policies

FTC sues L.A. Fitness operators for “exceedingly difficult” gym cancellation policies

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sued the operators of the popular gym franchise L.A. Fitness and other gyms for allegedly subjecting members to what it called “exceedingly difficult” cancellation policies.  Filed in California federal court, the lawsuit accused Fitness International and Fitness & Sports Clubs of intentionally using complicated cancellation procedures to prevent their customers from ending their gym …

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FTC sues LA Fitness operators over hard-to-cancel memberships – The Washington Post

FTC sues LA Fitness operators over hard-to-cancel memberships  The Washington Post FTC sues LA Fitness over ‘impossible to cancel’ memberships  WFAA FTC Sues LA Fitness Over Membership Cancellation Practices  Bloomberg FTC sues LA Fitness operators for ‘exceedingly difficult’ gym cancellation policies  AP News Federal Trade Commission sues LA Fitness operators over ‘exceedingly difficult’ membership cancellations  Fox Business Source link

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FTC sues LA Fitness operators over membership cancellation practices

FTC sues LA Fitness operators over membership cancellation practices

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson discusses the hardship over gym cancellations on ‘The Bottom Line.’ The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday sued the operators of LA Fitness for allegedly making it “exceedingly difficult” for customers to cancel their memberships. Fitness International and Fitness & Sports Clubs, which operate gym chains, including LA Fitness, Esporta Fitness, City Sports Club and …

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FTC Sues LA Fitness for Making it Difficult for Consumers to Cancel Gym Memberships

FTC Sues LA Fitness for Making it Difficult for Consumers to Cancel Gym Memberships

The Federal Trade Commission today sued the operators of LA Fitness and other gyms over allegations they make it exceedingly difficult for consumers to cancel their gym memberships and related services that continued indefinitely unless cancelled. The agency is seeking a court order prohibiting the allegedly unfair conduct and money back for consumers harmed by the difficulty in cancelling memberships. …

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