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FILE - The official seal of the Federal Trade Commission is seen on an office building in Washington, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Zillow and Redfin resolve litigation over deal FTC claims suppresses rental listings competition

By Alex Veiga - Associated Press

FILE - A shopper heads into a Walmart store Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Walmart to pay $100 million to settle FTC allegations over deceptive practices for delivery drivers

By Anne D'Innocenzio - Associated Press

Video game players compete in an esports tournament at Caesars casino in Atlantic City, N.J. on March 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

More refunds are being sent to Fortnite players ‘tricked’ into unwanted purchases. How you can apply

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips - Associated Press

FILE - The Federal Trade Commission building stands in Washington, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FTC sues Greystar, saying the property manager used hidden fees to swindle renters out of millions

By Jesse Bedayn - Associated Press

FTC investigating ChatGPT creator OpenAI over consumer protection issues

By David Hamilton - Associated Press

FTC didn’t stop Facebook-Instagram. How about Meta-Within?

By Barbara Ortutay - Associated Press

Washington Commanders jerseys are displayed at an event to unveil the NFL football team's new identity, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, in Landover, Md. The NFL's Washington Commanders denied several allegations of financial impropriety in a letter written to the Federal Trade Commission. The 105-page letter including testimony, emails and other documents comes as a response to the U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee asking the FTC to look into the team's business practices. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Commanders send letter to FTC denying financial impropriety

By Stephen Whyno - Associated Press

How to spot fake shopping sites and avoid being scammed

By JOSEPH PISANI - Associated Press

FILE- In this Jan. 9, 2019, file photo a sign advertises 5G at the Qualcomm booth at CES International in Las Vegas. A federal appeals court on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, has overturned an antitrust ruling against Qualcomm, dismissing arguments that it unlawfully squeezed out cellphone chip rivals and charged excessive royalties to manufacturers such as Apple. The 3-judge panel unanimously sided with the San Diego chipmaker in tossing out a ruling on a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Appeals court tosses antitrust ruling against Qualcomm

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 30, 2019, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference in San Jose, Calif. A Wall Street Journal report says that the FTC has voted this week to approve a fine of about $5 billion for Facebook over privacy violations. The report Friday, July 12, 2019, cites an unnamed person familiar with the matter. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

FTC approves record $5B fine for Facebook

By BARBARA ORTUTAY - Associated Press

Possible $5B Facebook fine echoes European tech penalties

By BARBARA ORTUTAY - Associated Press

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference, in San Jose, California, May 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) ** FILE **

FTC focusing on Mark Zuckerberg in Facebook probe: Reports

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Report: FTC considering oversight of Facebook’s Zuckerberg

Associated Press

FILE- In this May 1, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote speech at F8, Facebook's developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. Facebook may be facing the biggest fine ever imposed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for privacy violations that breached a commitment to protect the personal information of its social network’s 2.2 billion users. The Washington Post reported, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, that the FTC is considering hitting Facebook with a penalty that would top its previous record fine of $22.5 million dealt to Google in 2012. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Report: Facebook’s privacy lapses may result in record fine

Associated Press

US sites hacked as objections grow to piracy deal

By RAPHAEL SATTER and VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

More US government websites hacked by Anonymous

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press