Bipartisan AG Coalition Investigates TikTok’s Impact on Physical and Mental Health of Youth

California AG Rob Bonta announced he is co-leading a bipartisan coalition of AGs in an investigation into whether TikTok, a popular social media platform with over one billion users worldwide, has violated state consumer protection laws.
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Two Candidates Enter Florida AG Democratic Primary

Daniel Uhlfelder, an attorney and activist from Florida’s Panhandle, and former State Attorney Aramis Ayala, from Central Florida, have both entered the Democratic primary in the 2022 Florida AG election.
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Weight Watchers Affiliates to Shed $1.5 Million in FTC COPPA Settlement

The FTC announced a settlement with WW International, Inc. (f/k/a Weight Watchers) and its subsidiary Kurbo Inc. to resolve allegations that the companies violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.
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New York AG James Combats Price Gouging

New York AG Letitia James issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit comments, information, and data that will assist the AG in creating regulations preventing price gouging under New York General Business Law § 396-r.
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California AG Recovers $22 Million from Online University

California AG Rob Bonta secured over $22 million in civil penalties from online for-profit school Ashford University and its parent company (collectively, “Ashford”) after a state court found that Ashford made false or misleading claims.
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FTC Bullish on Deceptive Tactics: Stock-Trading Website to Pay More Than $2.4 Million

The FTC has reached a settlement with the operators of online stock trading site RagingBull.com and affiliated entities (collectively, “RagingBull”) to resolve allegations that RagingBull used false earnings claims to influence consumers.
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