#Consumer Protection

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 What can debt collectors legally do to get paid? — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Debt collectors have more tools than you'd expect, but there's a clear line around what they can and can't do.

  Related: #Financial Regulation, #Legal Compliance
• 🇺🇸 Meta must face youth addiction lawsuit by Massachusetts, court rules — 10/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Tech Regulation, #Mental Health
• 🇺🇸 Justice Department probing NFL over subscription fees concerns, sources say — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  Sources tell CBS News that the Justice Department is investigating the NFL over subscription fees concerns. Jake Rosen reports.

  Related: #Antitrust Regulation, #Sports Media
• 🇺🇸 Over 1M Bissell steamers recalled after 150+ injuries reported — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  You should stop using these immediately.

  Related: #Product Safety, #Corporate Recall
• 🇺🇸 Hyundai to recall over 294,000 US vehicles over seat belt anchor defect — 10/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Automotive Safety, #Product Recall
• 🇺🇸 NFL under federal investigation for potential anticompetitive practices, AP source says — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official. It comes amid increasing federal scrutiny of the amount of money fans are p...

  Related: #Antitrust Regulation, #Sports Media
• 🇺🇸 StubHub to pay customers $10M in settlement, FTC says: Do you qualify? — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  Ticket exchange and resale giant StubHub has agreed to pay $10 million to customers to settle a deceptive ticket pricing case, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Thursday.

  Related: #Corporate Regulation, #Legal Settlement
• 🇺🇸 StubHub to pay $10M to settle FTC allegations over ‘deceptive’ ticket pricing — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  The consumer protection agency says the company violated the FTC Act and its Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees by "deceptively" advertising ticket prices on its website without clearly disclosing upfro...

  Related: #Regulatory Enforcement, #E-commerce Practices
• 🇺🇸 DraftKings stock falls as Ohio mulls sports betting limits — 09/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Financial Markets, #Gambling Regulation
• 🇺🇸 NFL Media Deals Being Investigated By Department Of Justice — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  The NFL is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice over concerns that its media deals violate antitrust laws and harm consumers. A government official confirmed the probe when contacted b...

  Related: #Antitrust Regulation, #Sports Media
• 🇺🇸 DOJ probing NFL over games on paid platforms, sources say — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  The NFL is being investigated for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources said.

  Related: #Antitrust Regulation, #Sports Media
• 🇺🇸 Justice Department investigating NFL over subscription fee concerns — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  The Department of Justice is opening an investigation into whether the NFL is asking for people to pay too much in subscription fees in order to have access to games, according to a person familiar wi...

  Related: #Antitrust Regulation, #Sports Media
• 🇺🇸 10 Million Grill Brushes Recalled Over Concerns About Loose Bristles Being Ingested — 28/03/2026 [USA]

  In at least five cases, customers sought medical attention to remove bristles “from their digestive tract or throat,” a federal agency said.

  Related: #Product Safety, #Household Hazards
• 🇺🇸 Meta misled users about its products’ safety, jury decides — 24/03/2026 [USA]

  Meta willfully violated New Mexico law by misleading users about the safety of its products and engaging in an unconscionable trade practice, a jury found. The company will face a $375 million penalty...

  Related: #Legal Accountability
• 🇺🇸 FTC order directing Intuit to stop deceptive TurboTax ads thrown out by US court — 23/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Legal, #Advertising
• 🇬🇧 Energy minister: ‘every penny’ levied on household energy bills will be scrutinised — 17/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>But Michael Shanks says government will not be rushed into plans to reduce costs faced by households due to war in Iran</p><p>Britain’s energy minister has said “every penny” levied on household en...

  Related: #Energy Policy
• 🇬🇧 We will intervene on energy bills if necessary, says Miliband — 15/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Oil and gas prices have surged due to the US-Israel war in Iran, with fears over the cost of living.

  Related: #Energy Policy
• 🇺🇸 Adobe agrees to pay $150 million to resolve alleged violations of online shopper law — 13/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Legal Settlement
• 🇺🇸 Adobe will pay $75 million to settle US cancellation fee lawsuit — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  Adobe says it will pay $75 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by the US government alleging that the creative software giant harmed consumers by making its subscriptions intentionally hard to cancel a...

  Related: #Legal Settlement
• 🇬🇧 Games with loot boxes to get minimum 16 age rating across Europe — 13/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The new changes by the Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body (PEGI) will start from June.

  Related: #Gaming Regulation
• 🇺🇸 What the Live Nation settlement would mean for concertgoers — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  Live Nation and the U.S. government struck a deal this week that they say would give artists and venues more choice when it comes selling concert tickets to music fans

  Related: #Entertainment Industry
• 🇺🇸 FTC to send $47M in checks to renters allegedly deceived by corporate landlord: Who qualifies? — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  Among other complaints, renters said when they moved out they were charged for normal wear-and-tear, pre-existing damage and even renovations.

  Related: #Legal Settlement
• 🇺🇸 FTC to refund more than $47 million to consumers allegedly deceived by Invitation Homes — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  A 2024 government lawsuit accused Invitation Homes of deceiving renters about lease costs, charging undisclosed junk fees and other unlawful practices.

  Related: #Housing Market
• 🇬🇧 Heating oil protection calls after 'shock' price rises — 11/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  About 130,000 households in Scotland rely on the fuel to warm their homes.

  Related: #Energy Prices
• 🇺🇸 Scams could now cost Americans $119 billion a year, study finds — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  Americans are losing at least $119 billion every year to scams, according to a new estimate from the nonprofit Consumer Federation of America, a consumer advocacy group

  Related: #Financial Fraud
• 🇺🇸 US House committee wants travel companies to disclose AI use for pricing — 06/03/2026 [USA] Related: #AI Regulation
• 🇺🇸 As Iran strikes disrupt flights, why travel insurance may fall short — 02/03/2026 [USA]

  Travel insurance policies generally exclude coverage tied to military action, experts said. However, much depends on the fine print.

  Related: #Travel Insurance Limitations, #Geopolitical Impact on Travel
• 🇬🇧 ‘Cleaning Superstore’: warning over missed delivery text scam on WhatsApp — 01/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>The text mimics a common fraud, but differs in that criminals appear to have hacked a genuine business account</p><p>John the delivery driver has tried to drop off something at your home from a com...

  Related: #Cybersecurity, #Financial Fraud
• 🇺🇸 Multi-Agent Large Language Model Based Emotional Detoxification Through Personalized Intensity Control for Consumer Protection — 27/02/2026 [USA]

  arXiv:2602.23123v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In the attention economy, sensational content exposes consumers to excessive emotional stimulation, hindering calm decision-making. This study proposes...

  Related: #Artificial Intelligence, #Digital Wellbeing
• 🇺🇸 California seeks injunction to stop Amazon’s alleged stifling of price competition — 25/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Antitrust, #Tech Regulation, #Market Competition