Southwest To Charge for Checked Bags, Ending Popular Policy
From today’s New York Times: Southwest Airlines on Tuesday said it would start charging for checked bags, ending another longtime policy that had set it apart from other airlines as…
Americans’ Personal Data In Danger As Musk Takes Over Government
From today’s New York Times: Last week, Michelle King, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration, sought to reassure Democrats on Capitol Hill about the presence of two of…
With Mass Layoffs Expected, Judge May Block Dismantling of Consumer Watchdog Agency
From today’s ABC News: After the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) fired its probationary workers as part of the Trump administration’s government-wide layoffs Thursday, the agency moved on to fire…
I Work at the FTC. I Know What Is Killing Local Groceries.
From today’s New York Times: Swaths of America have been hollowed out. Some people look at boarded-up shops in small towns and some urban centers and think: They just couldn’t…
Epic Games Sues Google for Violating Antitrust Laws
From today’s ABC News: Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung…
‘Google Is a Monopolist,’ Judge Rules in Landmark Antitrust Case
From today’s New York Times: Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search, a federal judge ruled on Monday, a landmark decision that strikes at the power of…
DOJ Seeks Breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster in Major Antitrust Suit
From today’s ABC News: The Justice Department and dozens of state attorneys general filed a major antitrust lawsuit Thursday seeking the breakup of Ticketmaster owner Live Nation Entertainment over what…
SCOTUS Rules CFPB Funding Constitutional
From today’s NPR News: The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the structure used to fund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the federal agency tasked…
F.T.C. Sues to Block Kroger-Albertsons Grocery Store Deal
From today’s New York Times: The Federal Trade Commission and several state attorneys general on Monday sued to block Kroger, the supermarket giant, from completing its $24.6 billion acquisition of…
The Sad Truth of the FTC’s ‘Historic’ Privacy Win
From today’s Wired: The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a settlement last week with an American data broker known to sell location data gathered from hundreds of phone apps…