FTC Order Requires Workado to Back Up Artificial Intelligence Detection Claims

Agency alleges Workado lacks evidence to support its claims that its AI Content Detector tool was 98 percent accurate at detecting AI-generated text The Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed order requiring Workado, LLC to stop advertising the accuracy of its artificial intelligence (AI) detection products unless it maintains competent and reliable evidence showing those … Read more

FTC Approves Final Order Requiring accessiBe to pay $1 Million

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order against accessiBe Inc. and accessiBe Ltd. (accessiBe). AccessiBe claimed the plug-in accessWidget can make any website compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The order prohibits accessiBe from making misleading claims and requires the company to pay $1 million. View Press Release

FTC Takes Action Against Uber for Deceptive Billing and Cancellation Practices

FTC says company enrolled consumers in subscription service and charged them without their consent, made it difficult for users to cancel The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit today against Uber, alleging the rideshare and delivery company charged consumers for its Uber One subscription service without their consent, failed to deliver promised savings, and made … Read more

New FTC Data Show Top Text Message Scams of 2024; Overall Losses to Text Scams Hit $470 Million

Fake package delivery issues and phony job opportunities were most frequently reported New data from the Federal Trade Commission show that in 2024, consumers reported losing $470 million to scams that started with text messages. This amount is five times higher than what was reported in 2020, even though the number of reports declined. View … Read more

FTC Reschedules its Attention Economy Workshop for June 4

Due to increased interest, the Federal Trade Commission has rescheduled its workshop entitled “The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families” for June 4, 2025, which will be held both in-person and virtually. View Press Release