Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan says the inquiry into whether Media Matters illegally colluded with advertisers to tank X's ad business is 'a straightforward First Amendment violation.' Based in London, ...

The US regulator's 'Click to Cancel' was supposed to take effect next week. But an appeals court has ruled it invalid after cable companies and industry groups sued. When he's not battling bugs and ...

A U.S. appeals court has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule that would have required companies to make it as easy to cancel a subscription as it was to sign up. The rule was ...

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What just happened? The long-running spat between Media Matters and Elon Musk could soon be over. A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the FTC's investigation into the ...

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s investigation of a liberal advocacy group known for its campaigns against Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News and Elon Musk’s X. Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan ...

A federal appeals court has voided Biden-era plans to crack down on tough-to-cancel subscriptions, which would have required businesses to make it as easy to cancel subscriptions as it is to sign up ...

The court has blocked the Federal Trade Commission's investigation into Media Matters, the media nonprofit that previously published research showing that ads appeared on X alongside neo-Nazi and ...

Pornhub owner Aylo will pay a $5 million settlement to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Utah over allegations that the company knowingly profited off of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and ...

A rule that would have made it easier to cancel unwanted subscriptions was supposed to go into effect next week, but has now been blocked by a federal appeals court. The Federal Trade Commission’s ...

A federal judge denies the FTC's request to continue its investigation into the media watchdog group, ruling that the agency failed to show it would be irreparably harmed and citing the high risk of a ...