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Federal rule bans junk fees hidden in hotel, event ticket prices

Salon

Junk fees hidden in the price of hotels and tickets for live events would be banned under a final rule approved by the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday. The rule requires certain companies to display the full price of a service or product upfront instead of notifying the buyer of the extra fees at the end of the checkout process. …

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Hidden ticket fees and vacation rental charges will be banned in America

CNN

CNN — The Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule banning hotels and ticketing and short-term rental companies from including hidden junk fees in their total price on Tuesday. “People deserve to know up-front what they’re being asked to pay — without worrying that they’ll later be saddled with mysterious fees that they haven’t budgeted for and can’t avoid,” said …

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1 month ago

Antitrust enforcers prepare final blitz against Big Tech

Live Mint

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration’s top antitrust officials plan to take more shots at the tech industry before leaving office, in a race to cap four years of aggressive enforcement. “The government putting its thumb on the scale in these ways would harm consumers, developers and American technological leadership," said Lee-Anne Mulholland, Google’s vice president of regulatory affairs. The department’s antitrust division …

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1 month, 1 week ago

US regulators to investigate Microsoft’s cloud business in Pres Biden's final days in White House

Firstpost

Microsoft has been using restrictive licensing agreements to prevent customers from moving their data to competing platforms. These practices may include increasing subscription fees for customers looking to exit or implementing steep penalties that make leaving cost-prohibitive With the FTC now zeroing in on Microsoft, the investigation could have significant implications for the tech giant. Image Credit: Reuters, Reuters In …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Canceling subscriptions has to be as easy as signing up, the FTC says in a new rule

NPR

Canceling subscriptions has to be as easy as signing up, the FTC says in a new rule toggle caption Andrey Yelkin/iStock/Getty Images Plus Health clubs that demand membership cancellations by certified mail or in person. Now, a new U.S. rule will require retailers, gyms and other businesses to make canceling subscriptions as easy as enrolling in them, and to make …

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3 months ago

Inside the “very, very guarded” agreements that dictate what’s sold in grocery stores — and the cost

Salon

With food prices up 25% over the last four years, it may be worth asking – what determines the cost of food? ‘A really big source of profits' for grocery stores Supermarkets’ cooperative marketing agreements are often “very, very tightly guarded documents,” John said. The FTC report found that, at the time, slotting fees typically ranged between $75 and $300 …

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3 months ago

Kroger and Albertsons prepare to make a final federal court argument for their merger

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Kroger and Albertsons were expected …

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8 months ago

After 26,000 public comments, FTC to vote on rule banning noncompete agreements

NPR

After 26,000 public comments, FTC to vote on rule banning noncompete agreements Enlarge this image toggle caption Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images After receiving more than 26,000 public comments, the five members of the Federal Trade Commission are set to vote Tuesday on whether to issue a final rule banning noncompetes, declaring them …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Microsoft moves closer to completing $69 billion Activision takeover after court rebuffs regulators

The Hindu

A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected a bid by federal regulators to block Microsoft from closing its $68.7 billion deal to buy video game maker Activision Blizzard, paving the way for the completion of the biggest acquisition in tech history after a legal battle over whether it will undermine competition. U.S. District Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley's earlier ruling, published …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Today’s Cache | EU’s AI code draft; Amazon settles privacy violation allegations; Meta threatens to block news in California

The Hindu

EU’s AI code draft EU’s tech chief, Margrethe Vestager, said she believed a draft code of conduct on artificial intelligence could be drawn up within weeks allowing the industry to commit to a final proposal “very soon”. Amazon settles privacy violation allegations Amazon agreed to pay $25 million to settle FTC allegations that it violated a child privacy policy and …

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4 years ago

US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The giant tech companies whose services are woven into the fabric of social life are now the targets of a widening assault by government competition enforcers. The Federal Trade Commission and 48 states and districts sued the social network giant, accusing it of abusing its market power to squash smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a …

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