In a serious blow to its reputational capital, the two Republican commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) resigned before their terms expired, frustrated with current leadership. As a result, the typically bipartisan Commission is now led by three Democratic commissioners, with no Republican counterparts. President Biden has [...]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been on a tear. The court losses that punctuate its campaign make it hard to call it a winning streak, but the concerted efforts to reinvigorate the Commission’s “national nanny” status will leave plenty of marks for years to come. Notably, the FTC’s struggle [...]
Last week, the Senate Commerce Committee voted out the Kids’ Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bill loosely based on proposals from overseas and at the state level that would require online services to adhere to design principles to address risks to any kids who might happen upon their sites or [...]
The California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) is a statute that prohibits wiretapping or recording confidential communications. Originally enacted in 1967, CIPA is California’s version of the state law incarnations of the federal Wiretap Act. Although there are no specifications set for the monetary penalty available in cases brought under [...]
The misguided antitrust bills targeted at online marketplaces—American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA) and Open App Markets Act (OAMA)—haven’t been reintroduced yet but are still lurking in the shadows of the 118th Congress. As we’ve pointed out, the costs small business developers would bear if either of the bills [...]