Political Control Comes For the FTC – Ethan Yang

Political Control Comes For the FTC – Ethan Yang

On March 18, 2025, President Trump dismissed the two remaining Democrat Commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission. This represented a shattering of both tradition and legal precedent.  If you asked any Republican member of the FTC what he or she thinks about presidential control over independent agencies, you would likely get the same answer that Mark Meador provided at his confirmation hearing. They agree with a recent letter from the US So…

FCC and FTC Action on Section 230 Seems Inevitable, Despite Unclear Authority

The FCC and FTC are moving toward trying to rein in what they see as overly broad applications of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and to reverse what their agency leaders call censorship by social media platforms. Agency...