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On Amazon’s UI Design, FTC Knows Best

April 27, 2016

Court Decision Gives FTC Sweeping Discretion to Second-Guess Web Design WASHINGTON D.C. —­­  Yesterday, a federal district court granted the FTC’s motion for summary judgment...


Apple eBooks Case: Supreme Court Refuses to Defend Permissionless Innovation

March 7, 2016

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Supreme Court declined to review a Second Circuit decision that held Apple violated the antitrust laws by fixing ebook prices...


Federal Intrusion – Too Many Apps for That: TF’s Geoffrey Manne in WSJ

September 18, 2014

Who’s better suited to design an app store? Google, or the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)? The answer seems obvious, but recent enforcement actions by the...


Highlights from our Luncheon on the FTC’s Use of Economics

August 4, 2014

First Apple, Now Amazon: Where is the FTC Heading on Digital Consumer Protection? TechFreedom and the International Center for Law and Economics (ICLE) hosted a...


TF’s Latest: FTC reform event Thursday, Net Neutrality, USA Freedom Act, and more

July 29, 2014

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for tech policy: The FCC received over a million comments on its proposed net neutrality regulations, the Senate...


FTC Officials to Speak at Luncheon on the Commission’s Use of Economics

July 28, 2014

First Apple, now Amazon: Where is the FTC Heading on Digital Consumer Protection?  The Federal Trade Commission’s recent enforcement actions against Amazon and Apple raise...