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Clare Morell Senator Katie Boyd Britt FTC Commissioner Mark Meador delivers closing remarks. Watch: view.knowledgevision.com/presentation/6… #FTCProtectKids

Clare Morell Senator Katie Boyd Britt Mark Meador Mark Meador: It’s not all that hard to ascertain that there’s a relationship between smoking and lung disease. And it’s not all that hard to figure out that there’s a connection between anxiety and depression and a widespread shift to life online. #FTCProtectKids

A frank and important speech from Mark Meador about studies showing how social media can harm our children. It is a call to action to protect society’s most vulnerable members.

Is Big Tech the new Big Tobacco?

I must be talking about work at home too much. 12yo son just referred to a baseball team’s “win loss ratio.”

One argument from opponents of antitrust action on Big Tech that caught my eye: If you don't let dominant platforms self-preference, they may just kick small businesses off their platforms. Is that not a sign of excess market power?

In other news, water is wet. nypost.com/2025/06/09/bus…

iOS autocorrect has long been one of the strongest arguments against the idea that market power enhances innovation.

Looks like Windows Vista.

Opioids are a plague on our communities and have killed hundreds of thousands of Americans while ruining the lives of countless others. Today’s settlement helps consumers affected by opioid addiction navigate their path to recovery by preventing fraudsters from leading them

The Trump-Vance FTC will continue to take every action it can against those who prey on our nation’s vulnerable in their time of need. ftc.gov/news-events/ne…

Justice Department and FTC to Host Listening Sessions on Lowering Americans’ Drug Prices Through Competition 🔗: justice.gov/opa/pr/justice…

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“I just want normal people who work hard and play by the rules to have a good life. … These trade deals are not working for the normal people who power our economy.” JD Vance

Paddle will pay $5M to settle FTC allegations of unfair payment-processing practices and facilitation of deceptive tech-support schemes. Under proposed order, Paddle will also be permanently banned from processing payments for tech-support telemarketers: bit.ly/401oyNW

An important new paper by a group of FTC economists highlights the need for continued vigilance over competition in the healthcare space. academic.oup.com/healthaffairss…

An incredibly fascinating discussion of American tech innovation, competition, and China. Lots to digest and consider with respect to competition and trade policy.

This take from the Pirate Wires Daily 👇

With all the serious issues facing our country, the New York Times decided to dispatch a former abortion correspondent (cosplaying now as a “family” expert) for a hit piece on me and the Trump administration. NYT reporter Caroline Kitchener is genuinely disturbed that I’m happily