The Federal Trade Commission published a new report about social media platforms and video streaming ... these surveillance practices can endanger people’s privacy, threaten their freedoms ...

Users also “lacked any meaningful control ... privacy of children and teens were not adequately protected on these social media platforms and streaming services, according to the report. The FTC ...

The FTC, one of the nation’s antitrust enforcement agencies, wants Judge James Boasberg to hold the tech giant liable for executing these mega deals to illegally maintain a social media monopoly.

On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published final updates to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule).

But that may have had a chilling effect on the social media landscape and boxed out competitors, according to the FTC's case ... around content moderation, privacy and misinformation.

"I like the FTC's chances," he continued. "The bells and whistles of TikTok, etc., strike me as critical for a minority of social media mavens but at best optional for most." Jennifer Huddleston ...

While Meta continues to see strong growth in its social media metrics, its dominance is now under intense scrutiny. The ongoing FTC antitrust trial challenges the company’s acquisitions and ...

Zuckerberg immediately pushed back on the FTC’s attempt to define Meta as being dominant among social media firms that are built on sharing between friends and family — with Snapchat and ...

But the social media ... over the control they wield over speech online. The stakes of the case against Meta are high. If U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg sides with the FTC, Meta could ...