FTC Vote to Broaden Agency’s Mandate Seen as Targeting Tech Industry

The Federal Trade Commission voted Thursday to broaden its discretion to challenge what it finds to be unfair methods of competition, potentially opening the door to a wider array of antitrust enforcement cases against big technology companies. The vote repeals a 2015 agency policy that had effectively blocked the FTC from using its authority to challenge unfair practices unless the behavior was already a violation of other antitrust laws, proponents said.

Source: FTC Vote to Broaden Agency’s Mandate Seen as Targeting Tech Industry

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