The FTC finalized an order requiring Cox Media Group (CMG), MindSift LLC, and 1010 Digital Works LLC to pay a total of $930,000 to settle allegations that the companies misled consumers about an AI-powered service, which they allegedly claimed could target localized ads based on conversations captured from consumers’ smart devices and that consumers had opted into such targeting.

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New Jersey AG Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a $650,000 settlement with Match Group, Inc. (MGI) over allegations that the company misrepresented its criminal background screening practices on its online dating platforms, violating New Jersey’s consumer protection and internet dating safety laws. MGI operates several major dating services including Match, Tinder,…

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Pennsylvania AG Dave Sunday filed a lawsuit against Snap Inc. (owner-operators of Snapchat) alleging the social media company fails to warn users of the platform’s addictiveness and protect children from compulsive use. In the complaint filed this week in Philadelphia County Court, the AG’s Office is seeking honesty from Snapchat about how its platform appears…

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The FTC, joined by five states, announced it will enter a stipulated order that resolves its litigation against Zillow and Redfin by removing a key term of Zillow and Redfin’s 2025 agreement, under which Zillow paid Redfin $100 million for Redfin to shut down its internet listing services (ILS) business, exclusively repost apartment listings provided…

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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers secured a settlement with Resideo Technologies Inc. and ADI Global Distribution LLC, which sell home camera products manufactured by Chinese companies Dahua and Hikvision, on resolving allegations that the companies failed to disclose ties to the Chinese Communist Party and that the products allegedly contain vulnerabilities, including remote access flaws and allowing unauthorized parties to access live and recorded audio and video footage, that pose a risk to national security.

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