In the 2022 calendar year, the FTC refunded $392.9 million to more than 1.9 million consumers.
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On Twitter this week, Elon Musk said that creators can access the email addresses of subscribers who have opted in, making it easier to
Uber changes Uber One subscription perks, MasterClass lowers its monthly pricing, and Verizon creates unique streaming bundles.
Starting August 1, Microsoft will only allow ads from advertisers who have completed an Advertiser Identification Verification process.
A week after Amazon settles an FTC COPPA case for $25M, Microsoft Xbox settles a COPPA case for $20M.
Spotify announced Monday that it will lay off 200 staff and consolidate its podcast studios in a strategic realignment.
The New York Times quietly raised their subscription rates by as much as 36% for an annual subscription.
YouTube retires YouTube Stories, Gen Z leads the decline in subscription renewals, and WaPo targets younger readers by accepting Venmo payments.
Coming out of the pandemic, live streaming continues to grow in popularity. We’ve got the latest live streaming stats.
Meta threatens to remove California news from its Facebook and Instagram platforms if the California Journalism Protection Act is passed.
Peloton rebrands and creates a tiered subscription, Max debuts in the US, and Comcast and Disney fight over Hulu.
Amazon agreed to a $30 million settlement with the FTC to resolve two privacy complaints against them for their Ring and Alexa products.
On-demand shopping subscription service Shipt hopes to increase loyalty with upgrades to member experience.
Memorial Day Weekend, MoviePass relaunched its movie subscription service nationwide after almost a year in beta.
Peloton relaunches workout app, US Surgeon General says social media may be hazardous to teen health, and Adobe adds generative AI to Photoshop.
Netflix reveals subscriber numbers for ad-free plan, Xbox considers “timed slices,” and it looks like a standalone ESPN streaming service is inevitable.
After the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority forced a sale, Meta sold GIPHY to Shutterstock for $53M.
In the latest Legal Insider, Marc Roth of Cobalt law shares updates on auto-renewal legislations from the first quarter of 2023.
After a year of testing, Netflix is now enforcing password sharing restrictions in the US. Nonpaying viewers can get their own subscription or be
TikTok parent ByteDance is suing the state to reverse the TikTok ban which would take effect Jan. 1, 2024.
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In the 2022 calendar year, the FTC refunded $392.9 million to more than 1.9 million consumers.
A week after Amazon settles an FTC COPPA case for $25M, Microsoft Xbox settles a COPPA case for $20M.
Amazon agreed to a $30 million settlement with the FTC to resolve two privacy complaints against them for their Ring and Alexa products.
After the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority forced a sale, Meta sold GIPHY to Shutterstock for $53M.
In the latest Legal Insider, Marc Roth of Cobalt law shares updates on auto-renewal legislations from the first quarter of 2023.
TikTok parent ByteDance is suing the state to reverse the TikTok ban which would take effect Jan. 1, 2024.
Meta has been fined $1.3B for violating GDPR in how it transferred user data from the EU to the US. Meta is appealing.
This week the governor of Montana signed a law to ban TikTok from the state, the most significant ban to date. When will TikTok
The European Commission approves Microsoft’s $69B deal to buy Activision Blizzard, provided Microsoft follows through on proposed remedies to address the Commission’s concerns.
TurboTax parent Intuit will pay $141 million to settlement claims it deceived consumers, making them pay to file taxes when they were eligible for
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