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    Federal Trade Commission

    Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a U.S. federal agency. It protects consumers from deceptive and unfair business practices. It also challenges anticompetitive mergers and business practices.

    ftc.gov
    Chairman
    Andrew N. Ferguson

    Leadership

    Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman. Andrew N. Ferguson is chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.

    Key facts

    Created
    1914source
    Commissioners
    five Commissioners, each serving a seven-year termsource
    Chairman designated
    Monday, January 20, 2025source
    Annual budget
    $425.7 million (FY 2024)source

    WYDE coverage of Federal Trade Commission

    WYDE Newsroom has published 4 articles about Federal Trade Commission, from Jun 29, 2026 to Aug 24, 2026. Federal Trade Commission is the regulator in 3 stories and the subject of 1 story. The most recent is TikTok and ByteDance Will Pay $400 Million to Settle the DOJ's Children's Privacy Case.

    Legal

    TikTok and ByteDance Will Pay $400 Million to Settle the DOJ's Children's Privacy Case

    The US Justice Department announced a $400 million COPPA settlement with TikTok and ByteDance on Friday, one of the largest children's online privacy recoveries ever, with $300 million paid immediately and $100 million pending a court order.

    Aug 24, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator

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    Aug 1, 2026 · 6 min read · Regulator

    Healthcare

    FTC Sues Hims and Hers for Sharing Patient Health Data With Meta and Snap

    The Federal Trade Commission, California, and Utah sued telehealth company Hims and Hers on July 29, alleging it shared sensitive patient health data with Meta and Snap and charged consumers for prescriptions without consent.

    Jul 31, 2026 · 3 min read · Regulator

    Crypto & DeFi

    Supreme Court Ends For-Cause Removal Protection at Independent Agencies Including the SEC and CFTC

    In Trump v. Slaughter, a 6-3 Supreme Court overturned the 90-year-old Humphrey's Executor precedent and let the president remove independent agency officials at will, with the Federal Reserve carved out.

    Jun 29, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story

    Reported alongside Federal Trade Commission

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