#FTCOversight live stream went down during Markey's questioning on gender-affirming care (and whatever else he may be asking about).
April 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
#FTCOversight live stream went down during Markey's questioning on gender-affirming care (and whatever else he may be asking about).
Ferguson: if a commission is running amok, having bipartisan commissioners is good. But I'M not running amok! So don't worry.
Yikes.
#FTCOversight
Yikes.
#FTCOversight
April 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Ferguson: if a commission is running amok, having bipartisan commissioners is good. But I'M not running amok! So don't worry.
Yikes.
#FTCOversight
Yikes.
#FTCOversight
Nothing motivates like an oversight hearing, apparently. Ferguson has referenced many actions his FTC has taken in the past week. #FTCOversight
April 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Nothing motivates like an oversight hearing, apparently. Ferguson has referenced many actions his FTC has taken in the past week. #FTCOversight
ICYMI: Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads #CoxMediaGroup #FTCOversight #FakeAds #AIListening #DigitalMarketing
Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads
Escrowed payments of $880,000 plus two $25,000 sums fall due within 8 days. Two comments reached the docket, and each later breach carries a civil penalty.
ppc.land
August 31, 2026 at 8:57 AM
ICYMI: Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads #CoxMediaGroup #FTCOversight #FakeAds #AIListening #DigitalMarketing
ICYMI: Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads #CoxMediaGroup #FTCOversight #FakeAds #AIListening #DigitalMarketing
Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads
Escrowed payments of $880,000 plus two $25,000 sums fall due within 8 days. Two comments reached the docket, and each later breach carries a civil penalty.
ppc.land
August 31, 2026 at 8:57 AM
ICYMI: Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads #CoxMediaGroup #FTCOversight #FakeAds #AIListening #DigitalMarketing
Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads #CoxMediaGroup #FTCOversight #AIAds #DigitalMarketing #AdRegulation
Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads
Escrowed payments of $880,000 plus two $25,000 sums fall due within 8 days. Two comments reached the docket, and each later breach carries a civil penalty.
ppc.land
August 30, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads #CoxMediaGroup #FTCOversight #AIAds #DigitalMarketing #AdRegulation
Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads #CoxMediaGroup #FTCOversight #AIAds #DigitalMarketing #AdRegulation
Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads
Escrowed payments of $880,000 plus two $25,000 sums fall due within 8 days. Two comments reached the docket, and each later breach carries a civil penalty.
ppc.land
August 30, 2026 at 8:56 AM
Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads #CoxMediaGroup #FTCOversight #AIAds #DigitalMarketing #AdRegulation
#FTCOversight hearing over, only 1 hour 45 minutes and not many fireworks (except Lujan and probably Markey).
April 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
#FTCOversight hearing over, only 1 hour 45 minutes and not many fireworks (except Lujan and probably Markey).
Ferguson: FTC is not and should not be a general #privacy enforcer. Unfair/deceptive is from 1935, doesn't address privacy harms of today. Congress should pass a law.
I wish Congress could've done that in 2022 or 2024 when they had the chance!
#FTCOversight
I wish Congress could've done that in 2022 or 2024 when they had the chance!
#FTCOversight
April 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Ferguson: FTC is not and should not be a general #privacy enforcer. Unfair/deceptive is from 1935, doesn't address privacy harms of today. Congress should pass a law.
I wish Congress could've done that in 2022 or 2024 when they had the chance!
#FTCOversight
I wish Congress could've done that in 2022 or 2024 when they had the chance!
#FTCOversight
Commissioner Meador unable to identify gaps in protecting kids from AI/online harms. Says all they do is enforce laws given to them.
Strange framing, honestly.
#FTCOversight
Strange framing, honestly.
#FTCOversight
April 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Commissioner Meador unable to identify gaps in protecting kids from AI/online harms. Says all they do is enforce laws given to them.
Strange framing, honestly.
#FTCOversight
Strange framing, honestly.
#FTCOversight
Ferguson: "we are the first FTC to bring a case under the BOTS Act." There have only been two FTC's before now, Trump I and Biden. So, it's not that big of a boast. #FTCOversight
April 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Ferguson: "we are the first FTC to bring a case under the BOTS Act." There have only been two FTC's before now, Trump I and Biden. So, it's not that big of a boast. #FTCOversight
Ferguson seems to think that California has set the #privacy laws of the nation? Not a single state has followed their approach.
#FTCOversight
#FTCOversight
April 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Ferguson seems to think that California has set the #privacy laws of the nation? Not a single state has followed their approach.
#FTCOversight
#FTCOversight
Ferguson saying FTC is good at "core competency" (fraud, unfairness) -- so what do you think of the TAKE IT DOWN Act being assigned to FTC? #FTCOversight
April 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Ferguson saying FTC is good at "core competency" (fraud, unfairness) -- so what do you think of the TAKE IT DOWN Act being assigned to FTC? #FTCOversight
"We've returned more money to consumers in a year than the Khan FTC did in 4" -- pretty sure all those cases *started* under Khan or before, but Ferguson will take credit for anything. #FTCOversight
April 15, 2026 at 2:46 PM
"We've returned more money to consumers in a year than the Khan FTC did in 4" -- pretty sure all those cases *started* under Khan or before, but Ferguson will take credit for anything. #FTCOversight
April 15, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Oh the irony of Senator Cruz decrying Chair Khan's FTC as the speech police. #FTCOversight
April 15, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Oh the irony of Senator Cruz decrying Chair Khan's FTC as the speech police. #FTCOversight
"It’s been weird to listen into Facebook investor calls since the scandal broke earlier this year and to never hear any questions about potential fines that could be coming." @rhettjonez recaps today's #FTCoversight hearing:
FTC Won't Even Tell the Senate If It's Going to Try to Squeeze a Trillion-Dollar Fine Out of Facebook
Back in 2011, Facebook settled a case with the Federal Trade Commission and signed a unique agreement in which it pledged to follow several guidelines to
gizmodo.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"It’s been weird to listen into Facebook investor calls since the scandal broke earlier this year and to never hear any questions about potential fines that could be coming." @rhettjonez recaps today's #FTCoversight hearing:
No agency should appear to strong-arm small companies out of business while letting big business get away with a slap on the wrist, declares @chopraftc amid audio difficulties. DAMN. #FTCOversight
October 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
No agency should appear to strong-arm small companies out of business while letting big business get away with a slap on the wrist, declares @chopraftc amid audio difficulties. DAMN. #FTCOversight
"Many of the FTC’s investigations and cases in this arena involve complex facts and technologies and well-financed defendants, often requiring outside experts, which can be costly," notes FTC in prepared testimony for #FTCOversight hearing:
October 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"Many of the FTC’s investigations and cases in this arena involve complex facts and technologies and well-financed defendants, often requiring outside experts, which can be costly," notes FTC in prepared testimony for #FTCOversight hearing:
"We will explore all options in terms of an appeal," says @EdithRamirezFTC regarding Ninth Circuit AT&T common carrier case. #FTCOversight
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"We will explore all options in terms of an appeal," says @EdithRamirezFTC regarding Ninth Circuit AT&T common carrier case. #FTCOversight
"In everything we do, we get the input of our economists," notes @EdithRamirezFTC #FTCOversight
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"In everything we do, we get the input of our economists," notes @EdithRamirezFTC #FTCOversight
.@EdithRamirezFTC wants federal data security legislation and breach notification legislation. #FTCOversight
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
.@EdithRamirezFTC wants federal data security legislation and breach notification legislation. #FTCOversight
What federal regulations/obligations exist with respect to data security? Um, be "reasonable." #FTCOversight
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
What federal regulations/obligations exist with respect to data security? Um, be "reasonable." #FTCOversight
Student data privacy now being discussed. @MOhlhausenFTC suggests some protections needed for 13-18 kids beyond FERPA & COPPA. #FTCOversight
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Student data privacy now being discussed. @MOhlhausenFTC suggests some protections needed for 13-18 kids beyond FERPA & COPPA. #FTCOversight
Sometimes seems like set-top boxes are a matter of life or death in tech policy land. #FTCOversight
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Sometimes seems like set-top boxes are a matter of life or death in tech policy land. #FTCOversight