U.S. mulling a probe of deceptive advertising on social media
1 year, 10 months ago

U.S. mulling a probe of deceptive advertising on social media

The Hindu  

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is expected to vote next week on whether to send demands for information about deceptive advertising to eight social media and video streaming companies, the agency said on Thursday. The agency did not say which social media companies would receive the demands but said that the information would be used to determine what steps they have taken to detect and remove deceptive advertising from their platforms. Some of the biggest social media companies are Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp. The commissioners will also vote on issuing demands for information to five business credit reporting agencies, which were not named, regarding how they collect data and market their products.

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Facebook, Twitter CEOs ordered to testify by GOP senators
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Twitter and Facebook bosses ordered to testify by GOP senators
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Twitter and Facebook bosses ordered to testify by GOP senators

Al Jazeera  

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