A bipartisan coalition of 41 AGs submitted a comment letter to the CFTC urging the Commission to affirm that sports-related prediction market “event contracts” fall under state gambling authority, not exclusive federal commodities jurisdiction, continuing a debate over authority between state and federal regulators seeking to oversee prediction markets. In the letter, the coalition argues…

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Five more states—Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Vermont—joined California AG Rob Bonta’s lawsuit challenging Nexstar Media Group’s $6.2 billion acquisition of TEGNA, making the coalition bipartisan.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton announced that his office is investigating major music streaming platforms over concerns that they may accept payment to artificially promote certain songs, artists, or content in violation of Texas law. In a press release, the AG’s office indicated that the investigation will focus on whether the music streaming services entered into…

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The FTC and a coalition of eight Republican AGs reached settlements with Dentsu US, Inc., GroupM Worldwide LLC (d/b/a WPP Media), and Publicis, Inc. over allegations that the companies violated Section 5 of the FTC Act and Section 1 of the Sherman Act by coordinating digital advertising “brand safety” standards. The complaint alleged the firms…

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Alabama AG Steve Marshall, Nevada AG Aaron Ford, and West Virginia AG JB McCuskey each reached separate settlements with Roblox after raising concerns that the online gaming platform failed to implement adequate safeguards for minors. Each settlement requires Roblox to implement certain child-safety measures, including age verification or age assurance before chat access, tighter limits…

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