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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>
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>
The Japan Times<p>At the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust trial, Mark Zuckerberg gave a rare window into how he makes business decisions: by fighting for survival, even when his company is ahead. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/17/tech/meta-tiktok-zuckerberg-antitrust/?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/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/17/tech/meta-tiktok-zuckerberg-antitrust/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>facebook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/markzuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markzuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bytedance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bytedance</span></a></p>
Ecologia Digital<p><a href="https://mato.social/tags/Caff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caff</span></a>: "A bola da vez é uma ação <a href="https://mato.social/tags/antitruste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitruste</span></a> movida pela <a href="https://mato.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> (Comissão Federal de Comércio) dos EUA contra a <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a>, dona do <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a>, <a href="https://mato.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> e <a href="https://mato.social/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>. O governo norte-americano acusa a empresa de <a href="https://mato.social/tags/pr%C3%A1ticasanticompetitivas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>práticasanticompetitivas</span></a> ao adquirir o Instagram (em 2012) e o WhatsApp (em 2014) para consolidar um <a href="https://mato.social/tags/monop%C3%B3lio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopólio</span></a> nas redes sociais.<br>A FTC pediu, dentre outras medidas, o desmembramento da Meta, separando assim Instagram e WhatsApp como empresas independentes."<br><a href="https://www.uol.com.br/tilt/colunas/carlos-affonso-de-souza/2025/04/16/quem-concorre-com-a-meta-futuro-da-empresa-vai-a-julgamento-nos-eua.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">uol.com.br/tilt/colunas/carlos</span><span class="invisible">-affonso-de-souza/2025/04/16/quem-concorre-com-a-meta-futuro-da-empresa-vai-a-julgamento-nos-eua.htm</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>Every revelation from the Meta-FTC antitrust trial so far. Via <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@Mashable" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Mashable</span></a></span>. <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Antitrust</span></a> <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/MarkZuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkZuckerberg</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/2w90yM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/2w90yM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Scott Wilson<p>ISPs and robocallers…<br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>In a first, the Japan Fair Trade Commission has issued a cease-and-desist order against Google, accusing it of violating the country's anti-monopoly law by forcing manufacturers to preinstall its apps in smartphones. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/15/companies/google-anti-monopoly-law/?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/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/15/companies/google-anti-monopoly-law/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigtech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>search</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a></p>
Flipboard Tech Desk<p>A long-awaited trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off this morning. Follow <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> for updates. <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://flip.it/PmEg9j" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/PmEg9j</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Yoshimatsu ✅🇺🇸 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> "...US <a href="https://toot.community/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> enforcers seek to unwind the deals." Until cockzucker goes to MAGAlardo to kiss <a href="https://toot.community/tags/MAGAmoron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGAmoron</span></a>'s ass, grovel and pay a sufficient bribe to have the <a href="https://toot.community/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> go away.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> parent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> faces a high-stakes trial starting on Mon on claims it built an illegal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> by spending billions to acquire <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Instagram</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>, in a case where US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> enforcers seek to unwind the deals.</p><p>The acquisitions more than a decade ago aimed to eliminate nascent competitors who could threaten Facebook's status as the go-to social media platform…, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> claims. It filed the case in 2020 during <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s first term.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/facebook-owner-meta-faces-existential-threat-trial-over-instagram-whatsapp-2025-04-14/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/sustainability/boa</span><span class="invisible">rds-policy-regulation/facebook-owner-meta-faces-existential-threat-trial-over-instagram-whatsapp-2025-04-14/</span></a></p>
tagesschau<p>US-Kartellprozess gegen Facebook-Mutter Meta beginnt</p><p>Wackelt Mark Zuckerbergs Imperium? Die US-Handelsbehörde FTC wirft Meta vor, WhatsApp und Instagram gekauft zu haben, um widerrechtlich eine Monopolstellung zu schützen. Heute beginnt der Prozess.</p><p>➡️ <a href="https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/meta-zuckerberg-ftc-instagram-whatsapp-klage-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&amp;at_campaign=tagesschau.de" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unter</span><span class="invisible">nehmen/meta-zuckerberg-ftc-instagram-whatsapp-klage-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&amp;at_campaign=tagesschau.de</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ard.social/tags/Zuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zuckerberg</span></a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/Facebook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Facebook</span></a> <a href="https://ard.social/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>In an unexpected win for antitrust, one of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazi</span></a> Party commissioners remaining on the Federal Trade Commission will save the agency’s investigation into pharmacy benefit managers by unrecusing himself from the case <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/antitrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antitrust</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Monopoly</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/FederalTradeCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalTradeCommission</span></a></p>
Dan's Disgusted<p>Let's get <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/insidertrading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insidertrading</span></a> to the next level: gut the <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> first! <a href="https://freeradical.zone/tags/corrupttrumppresidency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corrupttrumppresidency</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin Wednesday asked <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> to allow the president to remove a pair of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulators</span></a> whose cases have broad implications for at least two dozen other agencies, including the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalReserve</span></a> Board, &amp; for how the federal govt operates.
<br>Trump has moved aggressively to seize greater control of the bureaucracy, ousting independent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/watchdogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watchdogs</span></a> &amp; removing the two <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a>, which protects <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> from deceptive practices &amp; monopoly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ActivistCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActivistCourt</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@HonkHase" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>HonkHase</span></a></span> WTF!?</p><p>Ich denke mal ne Menge Leute werden daraufhin nicht nur <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tmobile</span></a> in den <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> sonden auch der <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DTAG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DTAG</span></a> die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen, denn <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Diversit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversität</span></a> war der Grund für deren Erfolg in den USA!</p><ul><li>Davon abgesehen hätte Tmobile ruhig jene <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/N%C3%B6tigung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nötigung</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Erpressung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Erpressung</span></a> durch die <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> publik machen können!</li></ul><p>Aber okay, so kann nen <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Konzern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Konzern</span></a> halt <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKYix-RjA9I" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">jahrelange, harte Arbeit</a> von beliebten <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Managern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Managern</span></a> kaputtmachen!!!</p>
knowuh<p>Is there any way to get a list of public trades by the inner circle in the two weeks running up to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> ‘s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> announcement last night?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Japan's Fair Trade Commission has designated three companies, including Google and Apple, as subject to rules under a new law regulating major IT firms in the smartphone application market. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/companies/ftc-regulation-google-apple/?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/business/2025</span><span class="invisible">/04/01/companies/ftc-regulation-google-apple/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>apps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phones</span></a></p>