FTC’s ‘Tech Censorship’ Investigation Is Censoring Comments About ‘Censorship’

FTC’s ‘Tech Censorship’ Investigation Is Censoring Comments About ‘Censorship’

The FTC's politically motivated inquiry into "tech censorship" has managed to prove exactly the opposite of what it intended: the government agency is now actively censoring public comments from people complaining about being censored by tech platforms. It's almost too perfect. The FTC, under Chair Andrew Ferguson, launched what it called an investigation into "tech…

Big Tech & Free Speech Under the Microscope: FTC’s New Direction

In this Q&A for Corporate Compliance Insights, Managing Director Elizabeth Kwok discusses what compliance teams need to know about the changing approach to consumer protection and data privacy. Read the Article

[Q&A] Big Tech & Free Speech Under the Microscope: FTC’s New Direction

The regulatory landscape is shifting as the FTC signals a return to its “bread and butter” work of fraud enforcement while continuing scrutiny of data privacy and Big Tech issues. Elizabeth Kwok, a managing director at FTI Consulting and former senior investigator at the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, examines how organizations can navigate this changing environment, particularly as states increasingly fill regulatory voids with their own …