Federal Trade Commission
Facebook vs. privacy issues
Does Facebook violate users' privacy by making public too much of their personal information? The Federal Trade Commission is currently wrangling with Facebook over this important issue. However—there’s another debate going on at the same time, and it is about what Facebook learns about those who visit its website and where they go next. Full article.
Uncle Sam unlikely to back handouts for newspapers
Newspapers face falling readership and slumping ad sales amid ever-intensifying competition from websites. U.S. newspaper companies will probably get little help from the government after the Federal Trade Commission completes its review of the industry. FTC recommendations are likely to exclude subsidies or new taxes to support newspaper companies. Instead of proposing financial aid for newspapers, the FTC may recommend that the Small Business Administration expand its program to provide loans to news startups. Full Article.
New FTC Endorsement Rules Include Facebook, Twitter Blogs
The Federal Trade Commission’s new guidelines, which extend to Facebook and Twitter comments, put bloggers on notice that they could incur an $11,000 fine if they receive free goods, free services, or money and write about the goods or services without conspicuously disclosing their "material connection" to the provider. Full Article.
