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Web Axe<p>FTC Approves Final Order Requiring accessiBe to pay $1 Million<br><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/04/ftc-approves-final-order-requiring-accessibe-pay-1-million" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ftc.gov/news-events/news/press</span><span class="invisible">-releases/2025/04/ftc-approves-final-order-requiring-accessibe-pay-1-million</span></a><br><a href="https://a11y.info/tags/a11y" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a11y</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.info/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.info/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.info/tags/accessiBe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessiBe</span></a> <a href="https://a11y.info/tags/accessiBeNot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessiBeNot</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span> i'm just going to leave this photo of Steve Bannon and Lina Khan hanging out a few weeks ago here</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SteveBannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveBannon</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LinaKhan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinaKhan</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Harris &amp; Wilcox filed separate legal challenges to their firings, leading 2 Washington-based federal judges to block their removal under a 1935 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> precedent in a case called Humphrey's Executor v. United States. In that ruling, the court rebuffed Democratic President Franklin Roosevelt's attempt to defy protections for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> members.</p><p>Chief Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JohnRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JohnRoberts</span></a> on April 9 granted the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin's request to temporarily halt the judicial orders that had kept Harris &amp; Wilcox in office.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
KING CONSULT | Kommunikation<p>&gt; " I would love to see healthy thriving competition with <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> platforms, but I would also like to see that competition continue with new entrants, new innovation, and organic growth that isn’t just orchestrated through acquisition."</p><p>… sais illegally fired <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> commissioner Rebecca Slaughter on <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@theverge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>theverge</span></a></span>'s interesting decoder podcast:</p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/decoder-podcast-with-nilay-patel/657115/ftc-bedoya-slaughter-trump-fired-supreme-court-interview" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/decoder-podcast-w</span><span class="invisible">ith-nilay-patel/657115/ftc-bedoya-slaughter-trump-fired-supreme-court-interview</span></a></p>
Nina Cried Power<p>"TakeItDown Act has passed the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> 409-2 giving <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> power to <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a>.</p><p>The bill seems good at first glance. It requires online platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate imagery aka“revenge porn.”</p><p>However, it will also enable the FTC to demand <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>content</span></a> be removed from websites.</p><p>In fact, Trump said he will use the bill ON HIS OWN BEHALF, presumably to remove criticism of him from the web."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/114418273096633363" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">masto.ai/@Nonilex/114418273096</span><span class="invisible">633363</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/congress-moving-forward-on-unconstitutional-take-it-down-act/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/04/28/congre</span><span class="invisible">ss-moving-forward-on-unconstitutional-take-it-down-act/</span></a></p>
Paul Giulan<p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/Neurotech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Neurotech</span></a> companies are selling <a href="https://federate.social/tags/brain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brain</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/policy/657202/ftc-letter-senators-neurotech-companies-brain-computer-interface" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/policy/657202/ftc</span><span class="invisible">-letter-senators-neurotech-companies-brain-computer-interface</span></a></p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/BCI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BCI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/neuroscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neuroscience</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/neurology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurology</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chemistry</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/physiology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>physiology</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TakeItDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TakeItDown</span></a> Act has passed the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> 409-2 giving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> power to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censor</span></a> the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a>.</p><p>The bill seems good at first glance. It requires online platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate imagery aka“revenge porn.”</p><p>However, it will also enable the FTC to demand <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>content</span></a> be removed from websites.</p><p>🚨In fact, Trump said he will use the bill ON HIS OWN BEHALF, presumably to remove criticism of him from the web.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a><br><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/04/28/congress-moving-forward-on-unconstitutional-take-it-down-act/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/04/28/congre</span><span class="invisible">ss-moving-forward-on-unconstitutional-take-it-down-act/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JimJordan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimJordan</span></a> led <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Judiciary</span></a> Cmt has now released their reconciliation bill.</p><p>In addition to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> measures, it transfers ALL <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> actions to the US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AttorneyGeneral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AttorneyGeneral</span></a> [currently <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PamBondi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PamBondi</span></a>], among other antitrust provisions.</p><p><a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/judiciary_recon_ans_xml.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-</span><span class="invisible">subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/judiciary_recon_ans_xml.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConstitutionalCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LegislativeBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JudicialBranch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudicialBranch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a></p>
AAKL<p>Not just the FTC, but t least you noticed 😂. (Yeah, I know.)</p><p>The Verge: Brendan Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/656653/brendan-carr-fcc-anti-consumer-harassment-dei-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/tech/656653/brend</span><span class="invisible">an-carr-fcc-anti-consumer-harassment-dei-trump</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@verge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>verge</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>It should not be difficult to unsubscribe!</p><p>FTC sues Uber over difficulty of canceling subscriptions, “false” claims </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/ftc-sues-uber-over-difficulty-of-canceling-subscriptions-false-claims/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/ftc-sues-uber-over-difficulty-of-canceling-subscriptions-false-claims/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Subscriptions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Subscriptions</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p>Why the <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> v. <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> Trial Matters: Competition Gaps and Civil Liberties Opportunities</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/why-ftc-v-meta-trial-matters-competition-gaps-and-civil-liberties-opportunities" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/why-</span><span class="invisible">ftc-v-meta-trial-matters-competition-gaps-and-civil-liberties-opportunities</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Arlin<p><strong>FTC sues Uber over difficulty of canceling subscriptions, “false” claims</strong></p>image via arstechnica.com<blockquote><p>The US Federal Trade Commission has sued ride-hailing app Uber, saying it made “false or misleading” claims about its subscription service, in the latest sign that Donald Trump’s administration is embracing an aggressive stance against Big Tech groups. “Americans are tired of getting signed up for unwanted subscriptions that seem impossible to cancel,” said FTC chair Andrew Ferguson. “Uber not only deceived consumers about their subscriptions, but also made it unreasonably difficult for customers to cancel.”</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/ftc-sues-uber-over-difficulty-of-canceling-subscriptions-false-claims/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/ftc-sues-uber-over-difficulty-of-canceling-subscriptions-false-claims/</a></p></blockquote><p></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://arlin.org/tag/ftc/" target="_blank">#ftc</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://arlin.org/tag/lawsuit/" target="_blank">#lawsuit</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://arlin.org/tag/subscription/" target="_blank">#subscription</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://arlin.org/tag/uber/" target="_blank">#uber</a></p>
Jeremiah Lee<p>The US Federal Trade Commission launched an “Inquiry on Tech Censorship” to “better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade users’ access to services based on the content of their speech or affiliations.” They are asking people who have been “banned, shadow banned, demonetized, or otherwise censored” to share their comments as part of a request for information until May 21.</p><p><a href="https://www.dontdelete.art/ftc-response?ref=activitypub" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dontdelete.art/ftc-response?re</span><span class="invisible">f=activitypub</span></a></p><p><a href="https://alpaca.gold/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://alpaca.gold/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://alpaca.gold/tags/StopArtCensorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopArtCensorship</span></a> <a href="https://alpaca.gold/tags/DontDeleteArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DontDeleteArt</span></a></p>
Doug Levin<p>FYI, FTC released final COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection) rule: <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-22/pdf/2025-05904.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-202</span><span class="invisible">5-04-22/pdf/2025-05904.pdf</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/edtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>edtech</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/COPPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COPPA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@PogoWasRight" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PogoWasRight</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@funnymonkey" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>funnymonkey</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@mkeierleber" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mkeierleber</span></a></span></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>The FTC has sued Uber for "deceptive billing and cancellation practices." According to the agency, Uber made it easy for subscribers to join Uber One, but claims users "can be forced to navigate as many as 23 screens and take as many as 32 actions to cancel." Read more at <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Engadget" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Engadget</span></a></span>. <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/UberOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UberOne</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://flip.it/ikdKXI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/ikdKXI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
psuPete<p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberCrime</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LLRX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLRX</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@bespacific" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bespacific</span></a></span> </p><p>Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, April 19, 2025</p><p>Five highlights from this week: Text Message Scams Cost Consumers $470 Million in 2024, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> Reports; Trump is shifting cybersecurity to the states, but many aren’t prepared; Homeland Security Email Tells a US Citizen to 'Immediately' Self-Deport; <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> Tightens Access As Evidence Mounts of AI Model Mimicry; and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> Just Paid <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palantir</span></a> Tens of Millions for ‘Complete Target Analysis of Known Populations’.</p><p>Posted in: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> Big Data, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Email, Financial System, Legal Research, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> Search Engines </p><p><a href="https://www.llrx.com/2025/04/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-april-19-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">llrx.com/2025/04/pete-recommen</span><span class="invisible">ds-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-april-19-2025/</span></a></p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p>‘The key challenge for the <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> will be convincing James <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Boasberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boasberg</span></a>, the presiding judge, that <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> has dominated — in part via acquisitions — a “personal social-networking” market focused on friends-and-family connections, which does not include <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> or Google’s <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/YouTube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YouTube</span></a>.’<br><a href="https://on.ft.com/3Eh1d3k" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">on.ft.com/3Eh1d3k</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Christoph Derndorfer-Medosch<p>I frankly speaking didn't expect much from the FTC's case against Facebook. But reading through <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mamot.fr/@pluralistic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>pluralistic</span></a></span>'s piece, I think I should grab some popcorn and a cold beverage, sit back, and enjoy the show. <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> </p><p>"Mark Zuckerberg personally lost the Facebook antitrust case" - <br><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/04/18/chatty-zucky/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/04/18/cha</span><span class="invisible">tty-zucky/</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>The Japan Fair Trade Commission is considering issuing warnings to 15 hotel operators in Tokyo on suspicion that they have violated the antimonopoly act for holding monthly meetings to share internal information. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/17/japan/society/ftc-hotels/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/society/ftc-hotels/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a></p>
eicker.news ᳇ tech news<p>»<a href="https://eicker.news/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> CEO <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/MarkZuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkZuckerberg</span></a> emphasized that his <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> company faces stiff competition from <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a>, as Meta seeks to fend off accusations from the <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> that it has a monopoly.« <a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5252373-zuckerberg-underscores-tiktok-competition-as-meta-fights-monopoly-allegations/?eicker.news" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/technology/</span><span class="invisible">5252373-zuckerberg-underscores-tiktok-competition-as-meta-fights-monopoly-allegations/?eicker.news</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://eicker.news/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p>