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FTC Sends $9.7M in Fee Refunds to LendingClub Customers
FTC Sends $9.7M in Fee Refunds to LendingClub Customers
August 12, 2022  |  Legal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is sending over $9.7 million in payments to 61,990 customers who the FTC said were charged hidden fees from LendingClub,...

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FTC Probes $200M Bitmark Crypto Hack
FTC Probes $200M Bitmark Crypto Hack
August 11, 2022  |  Regulation

In what is its first investigation into cryptocurrency markets, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into the Bitmark currency exchange over the December 2021...

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FleetCor Says It Will Appeal Court’s Decision in Fuel Card Case Brought by FTC
FleetCor Says It Will Appeal Court’s Decision in Fuel Card Case Brought by FTC
August 10, 2022  |  Legal

Global business payments company FleetCor has announced that it will appeal the ruling in a case involving the company’s fuel card business in the U.S....

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FTC Lawsuit Prompts Meta to Pause Acquisition of VR Firm Within 
FTC Lawsuit Prompts Meta to Pause Acquisition of VR Firm Within 
August 05, 2022  |  Meta

With a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hanging over its head, Facebook’s parent company Meta is pausing its planned acquisition of the virtual...

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Meta Metaverse Weekly: Are Mark Zuckerberg’s Ambitions Missing the Mark?
Meta Metaverse Weekly: Are Mark Zuckerberg’s Ambitions Missing the Mark?
August 04, 2022  |  Metaverse

With his metaverse dreams some seven to 10 years off, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg had to know that shareholders were in for a long, bumpy...

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FTC Fines Opendoor $62M for ‘Misleading Claims’ About Home-Buying Service
FTC Fines Opendoor $62M for ‘Misleading Claims’ About Home-Buying Service
August 01, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday (Aug. 1) fined online home buying firm Opendoor Labs $62 million, saying it must stop cheating potential home sellers...

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FTC Lawsuit Shows Faith in Meta’s Trillion-Dollar Metaverse Ambitions
FTC Lawsuit Shows Faith in Meta’s Trillion-Dollar Metaverse Ambitions
July 28, 2022  |  Meta

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just sued to block Meta from acquiring a VR company, saying it would put the social media giant “one step...

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FTC: Meta Trying to Buy Its Way to Top of VR Space With Proposed Within Acquisition
FTC: Meta Trying to Buy Its Way to Top of VR Space With Proposed Within...
July 27, 2022  |  Legal

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday (July 27) announced it will push to block social media giant Meta Platforms’ acquisition of Within Unlimited and its...

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Today in the Connected Economy: YouTube, Shopify Team for Livestream Shopping
Today in the Connected Economy: YouTube, Shopify Team for Livestream Shopping
July 19, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Shopify and YouTube collaborate to let creators and merchants showcase their products. Also, Google Wallet rebrands for the fourth time,...

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