Federal Trade Commission

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned almost all noncompete employment agreements that prohibit workers from switching to competing businesses or starting one of their own.

Senate Commerce Committee Republicans sent a memo that outlines many woke provisions in President Joe Biden’s budget proposal, Breitbart News has learned exclusively. 

The United States Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest multinational corporations, and big banks are together lobbying against a proposed rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban companies from imposing wage-cutting non-compete clauses on American workers. 

House Judiciary Committee chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Lina Khan on Wednesday in an effort to obtain documents and communications related to the FTC’s investigation of Twitter.

Tuesday, during an appearance on FNC’s “Hannity,” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, blasted the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for its investigation of Elon Musk and Twitter.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing a rule that would ban companies from imposing non-compete clauses on workers in the United States, a move that the agency suggests would increase worker earnings by nearly $300 billion annually.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya will keynote a speech at an organization that preaches the “end of capitalism,” open borders, the Green New Deal, reparations, and the abolition of immigration enforcement agencies.

Jimmy Patronis, the CEO of Florida, warned on Monday about a FTC report that said consumer fraud was up 70% in 2021 compared to 2020.

The Senate will vote this week on Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nominee Alvaro Bedoya, who has condemned Breitbart News, called Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) a “swamp dweller,” and called for an advertiser boycott of Fox News Channel.

The House Oversight Committee has released detailed allegations claiming that the NFL’s Washington Commanders engaged in “unlawful” financial dealings.

The Senate Commerce Committee advanced Gigi Sohn’s FCC and Alvaro Bedoya’s FTC nominations, putting Democrats one step closer to being able to advance their leftist agenda, including censorship, at the agencies. 

Biden has asked the FTC to investigate potentially “illegal conduct” by the oil and gas industry for high fuel prices at the pump.

President Joe Biden’s Federal Trade Commission has begun to look into the too-oft broken McDonald’s ice cream machines, which have angered consumers and franchise owners for years.

Robert Bork Jr., son of the late Robert Bork, said FTC Chair Lina Khan views antitrust law as a way to impose “woke standards” on business.

Sens. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday asking the Department of Justice to ensure that the agency’s antitrust investigation looks into Google’s search operations.

Oracle Executive Vice President Ken Glueck told Breitbart News in an interview on Wednesday that Google committed a “bank robbery” by allegedly stealing 11,000 lines of Oracle’s JAVA API code to develop its Android operating system.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) unveiled a proposal on Monday to overhaul the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to better rein in big tech companies.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) attacked conservative proposals Wednesday to address big tech’s political censorship on the Internet. McMorris Rodgers has received over $80,000 from Google and Facebook over her career in Congress.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) sent a letter on Tuesday to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), urging its five commissioners to release the agency’s 2012 report which detailed Google’s anticompetitive policies. 

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an antitrust hearing Tuesday featuring witnesses from the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) wrote in an op-ed Sunday that for Americans to protect their privacy, they must “hold big tech accountable.”

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) slammed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “paltry” fine against Google Wednesday, suggesting that when “big bureaucracy” and big tech become “allies,” families lose.

The Washington Post reported Tuesday that more than half of the country’s attorneys general could announce an antitrust probe into Google as soon as next week.

Google will reportedly pay between $150 and $200 million to resolve a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into YouTube regarding its potential violation of a children’s privacy law, according to a report.

Louisiana Attorney General (AG) Jeff Landry told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Wednesday that many state attorneys general have “had enough” of big tech, and they will “take action” after significant investigations.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joe Simons said Monday that Facebook’s plan to integrate Instagram and WhatApp with its Facebook platform could complicate any attempts to break up the social media giant. 

State attorneys general could launch an antitrust investigation into America’s largest technology companies as soon as next month, according to a report released Monday. 

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joe Simons said Tuesday he remains prepared to break up America’s largest technology companies, even by reversing past mergers, as part of the regulator antitrust investigation into big tech.

More than two-thirds of American voters back an antitrust review of America’s largest technology companies, according to a poll released Monday. 

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly started investigating Facebook’s acquisitions, including Facebook and WhatsApp, as part of a practice to take out its competition.

American approval of the country’s largest technology companies has plummeted over the last several years, according to a poll released Monday.

A privacy-centric advocacy group sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Friday in an attempt to force the federal agency to charge the terms of its reportedly lax deal with social media giant Facebook.

Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Thursday that he will reintroduce his legislation to prevent illegal immigrants from stealing Americans’ Social Security numbers, to protect citizens’ privacy, and to deter illegal immigration.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said Wednesday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has “utterly” failed to penalize Facebook “in any effective way” for violating Americans’ privacy.

Amazon and Facebook have both smashed quarterly lobbying records Tuesday amidst rising interest regulating and using antitrust against America’s largest technology companies. 

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wanted to levy a fine against Facebook in the “tens of billions;” however, the consumer protection agency relented against the social media giant, according to a report.