Here's the full 159-page lawsuit, which includes a lot of redactions that the FTC says won't be needed moving forward. https://
ftc.gov/system/files/f
tc_gov/pdf/amazon-rosca-public-redacted-complaint-to_be_filed.pdf
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FTC sues Amazon over deceptive subscription practices
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FTC Sues Amazon Over Dark Patterns in Prime Subscriptions
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It'll be interesting to see what happens with the FTC's new lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly using "dark patterns" to trick millions of people into subscribing to Amazon Prime and making it hard to cancel. https://
ftc.gov/news-events/ne
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EU Antitrust Case Against Google: Vestager Leadership Impact
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What would this mean for the European Commission's new antitrust case against Google? Would it maintain momentum or potentially slow down without Vestager at the helm as antitrust chief? https://
x.com/kelseylh/statu
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$6.4M Digital Goose Sale: Second Highest Generative Art Record
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Generative Art Sells for $5.4M at Sotheby’s NYC Auction
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I’m here at @Sothebys in NYC for the largest live auction of digital art. This one by @dmitricherniak — created as part of a generative art series — just sold for $5.4 million. (It was part of the collapsed crypto hedge fund 3AC’s collection and also comes w/ a signed print.)
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EU Considers Forcing Google to Divest Adtech Business
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Saying “behavioral remedy” would be ineffective, EU officials say it might be necessary to force Google to divest of part of its adtech biz if found to be in violation of EU law. My story from yesterday about the new antitrust case against the tech giant: https://
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US Bipartisan AI Bill Timing Shadows EU AI Act Adoption
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From a publicity perspective, why introduce a bipartisan bill about AI in the U.S. the same day as major news about AI in the EU with European Parliament adopting the AI Act? https://
hawley.senate.gov/hawley-blument
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Advertising and Antitrust: Big Tech Regulation Discussion
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Who wants to chat today about advertising & antitrust?
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EU Files Antitrust Case Against Google’s Ad Operations
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As expected, the @EU_Commission has officially filed its antitrust case against Google related to its massive online advertising operation, claiming "abusive" practices hurt both competitors and publishers while also raising ad costs. https://
ec.europa.eu/commission/pre
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EU Considers Breaking Up Google’s Ad-Tech Business
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WSJ with a related update last night: https://
wsj.com/articles/break
up-of-google-ad-tech-business-now-on-table-in-europe-too-d74cc355
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