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FTC says Amazon customers were tricked into buying more expensive Prime subscriptions for video streaming

Per Business Insider The FTC files a lawsuit against Amazon for reportedly making it harder for customers to get Prime Video, tricking them into buying the more expensive Prime membership. This resulted in customers paying $14.99 monthly for Prime membership instead of the intended $8.99 monthly to watch

FTC proposes new restriction on Facebook parent company Meta from using kids' data as part of their monetization efforts

Per CNBC The FTC stated that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, violated a privacy order of 2020. Because of that, they are proposing that the parent company would not be able to use kids' data from its monetization efforts. This was after "several gaps and weaknesses"

The FTC is Probing Coca-Cola and PepsiCo for Price Discrimination: Now Under Preliminary Investigation

Per Politico The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is launching a preliminary investigation regarding possible price discrimination by giants Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo Inc. The agency seemingly tries to enforce a decades-old law that bans these practices. The scrutinization specifically brings up the Robinson-Patman Act, which prevents price discrimination against