FTC-PR-2501

FTC-PR-2501 (Press Releases – January, 2025) (Press releases) @@

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Date:  January 1st through 31st

Data Source:  https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases?items_per_page=20&search=&date_range%5Bmin%5D=2025-01-01&date_range%5Bmax%5D=2025-01-31&field_competition_topics=All&field_consumer_protection_topics=All&field_industry_target_id=All

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January 28, 2025

• FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Affected by Fashion Nova’s Deceptive Review Practices

January 23, 2025

• FTC Grants Chairman Ferguson Authority to Comply with President Trump’s Orders to End DEI

January 22, 2025

• FTC Chairman Ferguson Announces that DEI is Over at the FTC

• FTC Seeks Public Comments on Enbridge Inc.’s Petition to Set Aside 2017 Order

• Andrew N. Ferguson Takes Over as FTC Chairman

• FTC Sends More Than $5 Million in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Bogus Debt Relief Scheme

• FTC Releases Summary of Key Accomplishments

January 17, 2025

• Genshin Impact Game Developer Will be Banned from Selling Lootboxes to Teens Under 16 without Parental Consent, Pay a $20 Million Fine to Settle FTC Charges

• FTC Issues Staff Report on AI Partnerships & Investments Study

• FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Indicates Wide Range of Personal Data Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices

• FTC Sues PepsiCo for Rigging Soft Drink Competition

• FTC Approves Final Order in Exxon-Pioneer Deal

• FTC Approves Final Order in Chevron-Hess Deal

• FTC Approves Final Order Requiring Building Service Contractor to Stop Enforcing No-Hire Agreement

• FTC Secures Settlement with Private Equity Firm in Antitrust Roll-Up Scheme Case

January 16, 2025

• FTC, State of Colorado Take Action Against Greystar, Nation’s Largest Multi-Family Rental Property Manager, For Deceiving Consumers About Rent Prices

• Statement of Commission Regarding Snap Complaint Referral to DOJ

• FTC Takes Action Against General Motors for Sharing Drivers’ Precise Location and Driving Behavior Data Without Consent

• FTC Finalizes Changes to Children’s Privacy Rule Limiting Companies’ Ability to Monetize Kids’ Data

• FTC and DOJ Jointly Issue Antitrust Guidelines on Business Practices that Impact Workers

January 15, 2025

• FTC Seeks Public Comment on Single-Family Rental Home Mega Investors Study

• FTC Takes Action Against GoDaddy for Alleged Lax Data Security for Its Website Hosting Services

• FTC, States Sue Deere & Company to Protect Farmers from Unfair Corporate Tactics, High Repair Costs

January 14, 2025

• FTC Sends More Than $960,000 in Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Income Scheme ‘The Sales Mentor’

• FTC Finalizes Order Banning Mobilewalla from Selling Sensitive Location Data

• FTC Finalizes Order Prohibiting Gravy Analytics, Venntel from Selling Sensitive Location Data

• FTC Releases Second Interim Staff Report on Prescription Drug Middlemen

• FTC Issues Policy Statement Clarifying that Independent Contractors, Gig Workers’ Organizing Activities Are Shielded from Antitrust Liability

January 13, 2025

• FTC Sues Evoke Wellness and Top Executives for Misleading Consumers Seeking Substance Use Disorder Treatment

• FTC Proposes Rule Changes and New Rule to Deter Deceptive Earnings Claims by Multilevel Marketers and Money-Making Opportunity Sellers

• FTC Finalizes Order Prohibiting IntelliVision from Making Deceptive Claims About Its Facial Recognition Software

• FTC Sends More Than $1 Million in Full Refunds to Customers Deceived by False Claims of “N95-Grade” Zephyr Face Masks

January 10, 2025

• FTC Announces 2025 Jurisdictional Threshold Updates for Interlocking Directorates

• FTC Announces 2025 Update of Size of Transaction Thresholds for Premerger Notification Filings

January8, 2025

• Stem Cell Institute Co-Founders and Companies Banned from Marketing Stem Cell Treatments and Ordered to Pay More Than $5.1 Million for Refunds and Civil Penalties

• FTC Finalizes Order with H&R Block Requiring Them to Pay $7 Million and Overhaul Advertising and Customer Service Practices for 2025 and 2026 Tax Seasons

• FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Mortgage Relief Scheme

January 7, 2025

• FTC, New York Attorney General Take Action Against Handy Technologies for Deceiving Workers About Potential Earnings

• Oil Companies to Pay Record FTC Gun-Jumping Fine for Antitrust Law Violation

• FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for January 14 Open Commission Meeting

January 6, 2025

• FTC Announces Refund Claims Process for Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Marketed Golden Sunrise Nutraceutical Products

• FTC Orders Building Service Contractors to Stop Enforcing a No-Hire Agreement

January 3, 2025

• FTC Order Requires Online Marketer to Pay $1 Million for Deceptive Claims that its AI Product Could Make Websites Compliant with Accessibility Guidelines

• FTC Approves Final Order against Sitejabber, Which Misrepresented Ratings and Reviews by Consumers Who Had Not Yet Received Products or Services