Amazon has agreed to a settlement of $2.5 billion with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), following allegations of misleading customers to increase subscriptions. The settlement, however, is unlikely to significantly impact Amazon, given that the company…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been trying to break up Meta for quite some time now, due to alleged anti-competitive practices the company did: pretty much, the act of buying rising possible competitors Instagram and WhatsApp has been considered as…
South Korean convenience-store operator BGF Retail has been fined for pushing exorbitant sales promotion costs onto its suppliers. The firm was ordered to pay KRW1.67 billion (US$1.4 million) for its breach of the Act on Fair Transactions in Large Retail…
A couple of days ago we told you that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) could be days away from announcing a fine against Facebook in the amount of $3 billion to $5 billion. The FTC is trying to decide how much to punish Facebook and is negotiating a…
After word got out last year that 87 million Facebook members had their profiles sold to political consultant Cambridge Analytica without permission, the Federal Trade Commission started an investigation. After all, this action violated an FTC consent decree…
Korea’s antitrust body is examining the practice of retailers unfairly shifting distribution costs to their suppliers. The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has started evaluation proceedings against Lotte Mart for transferring this burden and charging an onward…
Korea’s corporate watchdog claimed Apple Korea has bargaining power over local mobile carriers and that it has reaped unfair profits from them in a statement Monday. According to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), experts called in by the antitrust body said…
Apple Korea has found itself under the spotlight in South Korea over its repair contracts. South Korea’s antitrust watchdog Fair Trade Commission (FTC) said today it is checking possible unfair provisions in contracts signed between Apple Korea and local…