FTC
Consumer protection bureau
FTC is the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. government agency that regulates business practices and protects consumers.
The FTC investigates deceptive advertising, antitrust violations, and unfair business conduct: The FTC sued the company for false advertising claims.
In recent years, the agency has focused heavily on tech industry mergers and data privacy.
Intentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- telemarketingPhone-based sales outreach
- robocallsAutomated mass phone solicitations
- privacyFreedom from observation
refund · complaint · settlement · restitution · warning · fine · penalty · disclosure
One seller, no substitutes
- mergerCorporate combination
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- trust-bustingDissolving illegal monopolies
- breakupRomantic relationship's termination
anticompetitive · divestiture · price-fixing · collusion · Microsoft · Google · Meta · Amazon
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- scamDishonest money-making scheme
- telemarketingPhone-based sales outreach
- robocallsAutomated mass phone solicitations
privacy · refund · complaint · settlement · restitution · warning · fine · penalty · disclosure · labeling
monopoly
One seller, no substitutes
- mergerCorporate combination
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- trust-bustingDissolving illegal monopolies
breakup · anticompetitive · divestiture · price-fixing · collusion · Microsoft · Google · Meta · Amazon · Qualcomm
- oversight bodiesoversight board, ethics committee, oversight committee, ethics board, inspector general
- agenciesOgilvy, FDA, travel agency, employment agency, news agency
- federal governmentexecutive branch, judicial branch, legislative branch, agencies, bureaus
- federal agenciesFBI, CIA, EPA, IRS, CDC
- Government AcronymsCIA, FBI, EPA, IRS, DOJ
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
FTCscammers
People who defraud others
price gougers · monopolists · unfair business practices · snake oil salesmen · Better Business Bureau