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#amazon-prime
fromFortune
3 days ago
E-Commerce

A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime -- and made it hard to leave | Fortune

fromFortune
3 days ago
E-Commerce

A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime -- and made it hard to leave | Fortune

fromFortune
3 days ago

Amazon's famed 'Customer Obsession' credo is on trial this month | Fortune

At Amazon, "Leaders start with the customer and work backwards. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust. Although leaders pay attention to competitors, they obsess over customers." That description-with parts bolded for emphasis by this reporter-sits at the top of a webpage on Amazon's corporate jobs site under a subtitle that reads "Customer Obsession," which is the first and most famous Leadership Principle that Amazon has long said should guide how its employees act.
Business
#ticketmaster
fromFortune
1 week ago
Law

Ticketmaster accused by FTC of conspiring with brokers to buy concert tickets at face price, get a kickback at higher resale | Fortune

fromFortune
1 week ago
Law

Ticketmaster accused by FTC of conspiring with brokers to buy concert tickets at face price, get a kickback at higher resale | Fortune

Law
fromFast Company
1 week ago

FTC sues Ticketmaster, Live Nation over ticket resales

The FTC and seven states sued Ticketmaster and Live Nation for allegedly enabling illegal ticket resale and using deceptive pricing that inflated consumer costs.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

FTC sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation over concert ticket resale practices

FTC sued Ticketmaster and Live Nation alleging illegal resale practices, deceptive pricing, and monopolistic control that raise live-event costs and limit accessibility.
Law
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

FTC sues LA Fitness operators for 'exceedingly difficult' gym cancellation policies

FTC sues LA Fitness operators for allegedly imposing opaque, burdensome cancellation processes that caused hundreds of millions in unwanted recurring membership fees.
fromwww.sandiegouniontribune.com
1 month ago

FTC sues LA Fitness operators for exceedingly difficult' gym cancellation policies

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is suing the operators of LA Fitness, over allegations that they make it exceedingly difficult for consumers to cancel gym memberships and other related services offered in their clubs nationwide. In a Wednesday complaint, the FTC accused Fitness International and its subsidiary Fitness & Sports Clubs of illegally charging consumers hundreds of millions of dollars in unwanted recurring fees as a result of cumbersome cancellation processes.
Law
#ticket-sales
fromConsequence
1 month ago

FTC Sues Ticket Broker in Scalping Ring Profiting Millions from "Eras Tour"

The Maryland-based ticket broker Key Investment Group is accused of violating the Better Online Ticket Sales Act by bypassing Ticketmaster's security protocols and reselling tickets at a marked-up price.
E-Commerce
Law
fromThe Verge
3 months ago

A nasal spray company wants to make it harder for the FTC to police health claims

Xlear wants its day in court after the FTC's lawsuit over misleading health claims regarding its nasal spray for COVID-19 prevention.
#antitrust
Apple
fromThe Verge
3 months ago

John Deere has to face the FTC's right-to-repair lawsuit

John Deere must defend against an antitrust lawsuit accusing it of restricting repair options for farmers.
Marketing tech
fromHackernoon
5 years ago

According to a FTC Lawsuit, Amazon Ranks Its Own Products First | HackerNoon

The FTC accuses Amazon of biasing search results to favor its own products, disadvantaging competitors.
Social media marketing
fromBloomberglaw
4 months ago

Instagram Suggested 'Groomers' Connect With Minors, FTC Says (1)

Instagram's algorithms inadvertently recommended minors to accounts exhibiting predatory behavior, increasing risks for child exploitation.
Marketing tech
fromYahoo Finance
4 months ago

Meta beats Q1 earnings estimates, offers strong Q2 outlook despite fears of tariff-influenced ad slowdown

Meta exceeded earnings expectations in Q1 2024 despite threats of an advertising slowdown.
The company forecasts higher revenue for Q2, surpassing analyst predictions.
Growth hacking
fromWIRED
5 months ago

The Meta Trial Shows the Dangers of Selling Out

Zuckerberg's decision to not sell Facebook for $1 billion marked a pivotal moment in the company's history.
fromInsideHook
5 months ago

FTC Sues Uber Over Alleged "Deceptive" Subscription Practices

The FTC's legal filing against Uber highlights the challenges consumers face in canceling their Uber One subscription, including excessive steps to complete the process.
Alternative transportation
fromBusiness Insider
5 months ago

Uber added people to its Uber One subscription program without their consent, an FTC lawsuit says

"Americans are tired of getting signed up for unwanted subscriptions that seem impossible to cancel," FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said.
NYC startup
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