Users also “lacked any meaningful control ... privacy of children and teens were not adequately protected on these social media platforms and streaming services, according to the report. The FTC ...

On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published final updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule).

The government wants to show the Meta CEO bought Instagram and WhatsApp to snuff out social media competition.

In its complaint, the FTC accuses Meta of "anticompetitive conduct," alleging that the company's ownership of Instagram and WhatsApp gives it excessive control of the social media market.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson weighed in on the agency’s antitrust case against social media giant Meta Platforms in a Monday appearance on "Mornings with Maria." ...

A Federal Trade Commission staff report released Thursday found that nine leaders in the social media and video streaming industry, including Meta and X, conducted "vast surveillance" of consumers ...

The FTC and social media giant Meta made their opening statements as the first big antitrust trial of Trump’s second term gets underway in Judge James E. Boasberg’s courtroom.

Meta is set to face off against the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday in an antitrust trial that could force the social media giant ... and losing control of the platform could deal a ...

While Meta continues to see strong growth in its social media metrics, its dominance is now under intense scrutiny. The ongoing FTC antitrust trial challenges the company’s acquisitions and ...

"I like the FTC's chances," he continued. "The bells and whistles of TikTok, etc., strike me as critical for a minority of social media mavens but at best optional for most." Jennifer Huddleston ...