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Over nearly a century of independence, the Federal Trade Commission operated with broad, sometimes open-ended legal standards to police competition. During the past forty years, the agency sought to optimize consumer welfare in its analysis. No longer is this the case. FTC Chairman Lina Khan has taken issue with numerous industries, trade practices, and regulatory norms. Her expansive view of the agency and the public interest clashes with established practices, the law, and what is best for consumers. At the Competitive Enterprise Institute, we believe no industry is safe from this regulator’s abuse of power and that consumers are in jeopardy. We seek to spotlight agency overreach to help inform legislators, and, ultimately, to restore the agency’s core mission of protecting consumer welfare.

A comprehensive list of FTC-related policy events at the FTC, CEI, and outside organizations.

VIDEO: "Antitrust Festivus: The FTC v. The Rest of Us"

The Committee for Justice hosted a two part panel discussion on antitrust, Congress, and the FTC at the Capital Hill Club on December 15, 2022.

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VIDEO: "FTC: Cost/Benefit Analysis of Proposed Rules - A Deeper Dive"

The Federalist Society hosted a webinar focusing on the FTC's proposed ban on employment non-compete agreements on February 8, 2023.

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VIDEO: "The FTC's Ban on Non-Competes: A Hot Tub Debate"

The Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association hosted a webinar on FTC's proposed ban on employee non-compete agreements on February 13, 2023.

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VIDEO: AEI Event on Independent Agencies and the FTC

The American Enterprise Institute hosted an event entitled "The Future of Independent Agencies: Fallout from the Problems at the Federal Trade Commission" on May 25, 2023.

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WATCH: Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission

July 13, 2023 - The House Judiciary Committee hearing on FTC oversight.

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VIDEO: The FTC and Congress

The Committee for Justice hosted an event at the Capitol Hill Club on July 13.

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VIDEO: The FTC and Courts

Part 2 of the Committee for Justice event at the Capitol Hill Club.

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WLF Event on Merger Guidelines

August 24 - The Washington Legal Foundation will host a webinar entitled "Modernization of Transformation?: An Expert Assessment of the DOJ/FTC Draft Merger Guidelines."

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Notices for Requests for comment from the Federal Trade Commission

The FTC and DOJ released their long awaited draft of the updated merger guidelines. Comments are due September 18, 2023.

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The FTC and the DOJ have proposed sweeping changes to the premerger notifications rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act.

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The FTC announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the Negative Option Rule to include a “click to cancel” provision.

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Comment period closes on May 22, 2023.

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A list of recent final rule announcements from the Federal Trade Commission.

Administrative adjudications from the Federal Trade Commission.

December 19, 2022 – Fortnite creator, Epic Games, agrees to settlement with FTC over allegations that the video game developer violated children’s privacy law.

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Recent news and announcements from the FTC.

March 3, 2023 – The FTC announced proposed changes to its 2020 consent decree with Meta, arguing that the social media company violated the agency’s privacy order. The proposed change would prohibit Meta from monetizing data from its young users.

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March 13, 2023 – The FTC submitted its budget request to Congress, seeking $590 million for FY 2024. This is an increase of $160 million above FY 2023.

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February 9, 2023 – The FTC released new data on romance scams, finding that nearly 70,000 consumers lost $1.3 billion in 2022.

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February 17, 2023 – FTC announces the launch of new Office of Technology to support the agency’s work in the digital marketplace. The office will be lead by Chief Technology Officer, Stephanie T. Nguyen.

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