Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers
Instacart used a number of deceptive tactics in its subscription sign-up and “satisfaction guarantee” advertising that caused consumers to pay more in fees, and prevented them from securing refunds
#instacart #FTC #marketing #advertising #technology #tech
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/18/instacart-ftc-settlement-deceptive-billing.html
Instacart has suspended its AI-driven pricing experiment following regulatory scrutiny and consumer backlash, with Maplebear shares falling 2% on the news.
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https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=96773
Instacart agrees to refund subscribers $60 million in FTC settlement The grocery app will also stop hiding refund options and obscuring delivery costs. https://s.faithcollapsing.com/g5flt#consumer-protection #federal-trade-commission #ftc #grocery-delivery #instacart #policy
‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was
iRobot thất bại trong thương vụ với Amazon vì FTC lo ngại độc quyền. Hành trình 18 tháng đàm phán đổ vỡ khiến công ty lao đao, ảnh hưởng đến đổi mới công nghệ. Câu chuyện phản ánh thách thức lớn từ quy định pháp lý với doanh nghiệp công nghệ Mỹ, đặt ra bài toán cân bằng giữa cạnh tranh và sáng tạo. #iRobot #Amazon #FTC #Innovation #TechRegulation #CôngNghệ #SángTạo #ĐổiMới #KinhDoanh #Mỹ
Instacart hit with $60 million fine for hidden fees and subscription traps: FTC settlement reveals Instacart concealed mandatory service fees, misled customers about refund policies, and charged memberships without proper consent from 2013-2019. https://ppc.land/instacart-hit-with-60-million-fine-for-hidden-fees-and-subscription-traps/ #Instacart #FTC #HiddenFees #ConsumerRights #SubscriptionTraps
"Then, back lit, filling the saloon doors, amid swirling dust, staring down the debauch...comes Lina Khan."
https://3m.fyi/posts/the-redemption-of-lawyers/
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Instacart płaci 60 mln dolarów za „darmową dostawę” z ukrytymi kosztami
„Darmowa dostawa”, która podnosi rachunek o kilkanaście procent? FTC właśnie przypomniała Instacartowi, że słowa coś znaczą.
Czytaj dalej:
https://pressmind.org/instacart-paci-60-mln-dolarow-za-darmowa-dostawe-z-ukrytymi-kosztami/
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Instacart agrees to refund subscribers $60 million in FTC settlement https://arstechni.ca/5U4Q #federaltradecommission #Consumerprotection #grocerydelivery #instacart #Policy #FTC
FTC upholds ban on stalkerware founder Scott Zuckerman
A stalkerware maker who was banned from the surveillance industry after a data breach that exposed the personal information of its customers, as well as the people they were spying on, will not be able to go back to selling the invasive software
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/ftc-upholds-ban-on-stalkerware-founder-scott-zuckerman/
The FTC has reached a proposed settlement requiring Nomad to return $37.5M in recovered funds and adopt a structured information security program following its 2022 smart contract exploit.
The complaint points to inadequate testing, ignored audit findings, and weak vulnerability intake processes. From an InfoSec perspective, this case reinforces the importance of secure change management and executive alignment on risk.
How can security teams better escalate and enforce risk concerns before deployment?
Source: https://therecord.media/ftc-settlement-nomad-platform-return-customers-cryptocurrency
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Central Japan Railway and five construction consultancies have been found to have colluded to prearrange winners of local government contracts for bridge inspections, Japan’s Fair Trade Commission says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/19/companies/bid-rigging-jr-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #jr #jreast #jrcentral #ftc #antimonopolylaw
Instacart to pay $60M to settle FTC claims it deceived consumers
The FTC is reportedly investigating Instacart over its AI pricing tool
#tech #technology #ai #artificialintelligence #instacart #ftc
La utensilio de fijación de precios basada en IA de Instacart llamó la atención; ahora la FTC tiene preguntas #ahora #atención #basada #fijación #FTC #herramienta #Instacart #llamó #precios #preguntas #tiene #ButterWord #Spanish_News Comenta tu opinión 👇
https://butterword.com/la-utensilio-de-fijacion-de-precios-basada-en-ia-de-instacart-llamo-la-atencion-ahora-la-ftc-tiene-preguntas/?feed_id=60337&_unique_id=6943b338dcbb6
Instacart’s AI-driven pricing tool attracted attention — now the FTC has questions
Federal Agencies May Soon Lose Power to Regulate Independently of Trump’s Will
SCOTUS has signaled a willingness to no longer insulate agency personnel from decisions made by the executive branch.On Monday, nearly two dozen states, plus the District of Columbia, filed an amended complaint in the FTC’s lawsuit against Uber.
https://www.theverge.com/news/845071/ftc-uber-lawsuit-21-states-amended-complaint
