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Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees

Jul 2, 2026 at 18:39 · TechCrunch

Hopper will pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive “dark patterns” to hide fees and mislead...

FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh

Jun 27, 2026 at 00:38 · TechCrunch

Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.

FTC lawsuit reveals how subscription scam networks evade app store enforcement

Jun 17, 2026 at 19:46 · TechCrunch

A new FTC lawsuit reveals how sophisticated subscription app operators can allegedly use shell companies and payment ...

Jul 2, 2026 at 18:39

Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees

Hopper will pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive “dark patterns” to hide fees and mislead travelers about the costs and benefits ...

Jun 27, 2026 at 00:38

FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh

Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.

Jun 17, 2026 at 19:46

FTC lawsuit reveals how subscription scam networks evade app store enforcement

A new FTC lawsuit reveals how sophisticated subscription app operators can allegedly use shell companies an...

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Jul 2, 2026 at 18:39 TechCrunch

Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees

Hopper will pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive “dark patterns” to hide fees and mislead travelers about the...
Jun 27, 2026 at 00:38 TechCrunch

FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh

Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A.
Jun 17, 2026 at 19:46 TechCrunch

FTC lawsuit reveals how subscription scam networks evade app store enforcement

A new FTC lawsuit reveals how sophisticated subscription app operators can allegedly use shell companies and payment infrastructure to st...
Jun 4, 2026 at 19:49 Ars Technica

Elon Musk tries again to escape FTC audits of X data handling

Musk can't be trusted to protect X user privacy, public commenters warn FTC.
Apr 27, 2026 at 19:09 TechCrunch

Consumers lost $2.1B to social media scams in 2025, FTC reports

The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold and that social media scams resulted in higher losses tha...
Apr 21, 2026 at 17:11 TechCrunch

Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says

The photo deletion comes after an FTC settlement with Clarifai. The company had asked OkCupid — whose executives had invested in Clarifai...

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Travel app Hopper to pay $35M in FTC settlement over ‘unfairly’ charging hidden fees

Hopper will pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive “dark patterns” to hide fees and mislead travelers about the costs and benefits of services.

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Allegations Charging Hidden Dark Patterns Fees
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TechCrunch Jun 17, 2026 at 19:46 Startups
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FTC lawsuit reveals how subscription scam networks evade app store enforcement

A new FTC lawsuit reveals how sophisticated subscription app operators can allegedly use shell companies and payment infrastructure to stay active on app stores despite mounting...

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FTC Infrastructure Lawsuit Mounting Consumer
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TechCrunch Apr 27, 2026 at 19:09 Startups
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Consumers lost $2.1B to social media scams in 2025, FTC reports

The agency reports that losses from social media scams have increased eightfold and that social media scams resulted in higher losses than any other method scammers used to cont...

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Consumers Contact Consumers FTC Increased
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TechCrunch Apr 21, 2026 at 17:11 Startups
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Clarifai deletes 3 million photos that OkCupid provided to train facial recognition AI, report says

The photo deletion comes after an FTC settlement with Clarifai. The company had asked OkCupid — whose executives had invested in Clarifai — to share data in 2014, according to c...

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Clarifai Clarifai Deletes Clarifai. The Court Documents
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TechCrunch Apr 9, 2026 at 20:04 Startups
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StubHub to pay $10M to settle FTC allegations over ‘deceptive’ ticket pricing

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 c...

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Advertising Ticket Deceptive Fees Disclosing Upfront FTC
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