Federal Trade Commission
Antitrust enforcement agency
The Federal Trade Commission is the U.S. government agency responsible for protecting consumers and promoting competition.
The FTC investigates deceptive advertising, unfair business practices, and antitrust violations: The FTC blocked the merger on competition grounds.
It also enforces privacy regulations and pursues companies for misleading claims.
One seller, no substitutes
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- trust-bustingDissolving illegal monopolies
- Clayton ActFederal antitrust statute
- price-fixingCoordinated artificial cost-setting
market dominance · cartel · predatory pricing · collusion · consent decree · divestiture · vertical integration · market concentration
Dishonest product claims
- fraud preventionStopping dishonest financial activity
- scam alertsWarnings about deception
- robocallAutomated prerecorded phone message
- telemarketingPhone-based sales outreach
refund · false claims · native advertising · warranty · lemon law · bait and switch · multilevel marketing · pyramid scheme
Appointed agency leader
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- rulemakingAgency regulation creation process
- public commentCitizen input at hearings
congressional testimony · annual report · chairperson · bipartisan · regional office · workshop · advisory opinion · interagency
Protection of stored information
- COPPALaw guarding young users' data
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- spywareHidden surveillance program
monopoly
One seller, no substitutes
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- trust-bustingDissolving illegal monopolies
- Clayton ActFederal antitrust statute
price-fixing · market dominance · cartel · predatory pricing · collusion · consent decree · divestiture · vertical integration · market concentration · cease and desist
deceptive advertising
Dishonest product claims
- fraud preventionStopping dishonest financial activity
- scam alertsWarnings about deception
- robocallAutomated prerecorded phone message
telemarketing · refund · false claims · native advertising · warranty · lemon law · bait and switch · multilevel marketing · pyramid scheme · unfair practices
commissioner
Appointed agency leader
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- rulemakingAgency regulation creation process
public comment · congressional testimony · annual report · chairperson · bipartisan · regional office · workshop · advisory opinion · interagency
data security
Protection of stored information
- COPPALaw guarding young users' data
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- Regulatory Policytelecommunications, energy policy, health policy, environmental protection, data privacy
- Wilson EraWoodrow Wilson, League of Nations, Treaty of Versailles, Clayton Act, Paris Peace Conference
- antitrustantitrust, price fixing, cartel, collusion, antitrust laws
Federal Trade Commissionlaissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
free market · deregulation · caveat emptor · self-regulation · invisible hand
Federal Trade Commissionfederal court
Tribunal for national matters
Supreme Court · judiciary · Court of Appeals · trial court · district court
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