FTC Announces Refunds Heading Out Now For Razer’s Fake N95 Masks
You’re a big guy. Those of you with long memories might remember Razer’s COVID-lockdown-era facemask. Well, things didn’t exactly work out there, now did they? For those not in the….
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Judge Decides In Favor Of Microsoft, Activision Blizzard Deal Okayed To Go Forward In U.S.
Still don’t understand the fixation on cloud gaming. A California judge has ruled in favor of Microsoft in their most recent case preventing their merger with Activision Blizzard. While they….
FTC Launches Suit To Block Microsoft/Activision Deal
Looks like only the EU is okay with it. The Federal Trade Commission has sued to, temporarily at least, block the Microsoft/Activision merger. Filed Monday in San Francisco, the suit….
Epic Games Gets Fined For “Unfair” Microtransaction Practices In Fortnite
Maybe it’s karma…? The FTC has slapped Epic Games with a whopping $520 million fine. The FTC claims that Epic utilized “design tricks, known as dark patterns, to dupe millions….
FTC Sues Nvidia To Stop Takeover Of Arm Limited
Basically, don’t Think Big. In September 2020, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stated that the impending merger with Arm Limited would “create a company fabulously positioned for the age of AI”…..
FTC Votes In Right To Repair Unanimously
That sound you hear is Apple and their fanboys seething. Wednesday saw an open commission meeting by the FTC over Right to Repair. And at that meeting, the FTC voted….
Lawsuits Allege That Facebook Is a Monopoly; Call For It to Divest Itself Of Instagram and WhatsApp
Now we’ll never get those Facebook lasers. According to a series of lawsuits filed Wednesday by 48 attorneys general and the FTC, Facebook has become a monopoly. The suits allege….
Equifax To Pay Data Breach Victims Up To $20,000
What are the odds they link to a fake site again? It’s been a while, so you’d be forgiven for forgetting about the Equifax hack that lost the data of….
FTC Fines Could Cost Facebook Billions
They’re still making money, but it’ll be a huge dent. Facebook has had a bumpy ride recent of late. And while most of that hasn’t done much to hurt their….
Facebook Data Deals Under Criminal Investigation
*pull collar, gulp* Facebook has had its fair share of scandals (and outages) recent of late. But chief among them is their deals to sell data to various companies, e.g…..
TikTok Parent Company Fined $5.7 Million For Collecting Kids’ Data
Oh man, those annoying ads are gaining a delightful sweetness. You might know TikTok from its awful ads. Or maybe, due to the fact that it seems to be primarily….
FTC To Investigate Loot Boxes
Here it comes. The Federal Trade Commission has announced that they’ll begin investigating loot boxes, with a focus on how they affect children. Junior New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan raised….