Oral arguments were held February 1 in the lawsuit challenging the FCC's repeal of the Open Internet Rule. That rule, implemented under the Obama administration in 2015, instituted a system of net neutrality for internet users; this lawsuit alleges that the FCC under the current administration scrapped the rules without the necessary legitimate legal reasons for doing so.

Senator Hawley (R-Mo) introduced the Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (SMART) Act, which would place caps on a social media user’s ability to infinitely scroll content without taking an affirmative step (like refreshing or clicking).

BBB started a service for consumers to lodge false advertising complaints. Wonderful.

Amazon launched the Intellectual Property Accelerator to help brands fight fraud.

Retailers are facing a new wave of ADA claims about their gift cards.

The FTC (in a 3-1 Commissioner vote) found that 1-800 Contacts violated the FTC Act by forcing competitors to stop bidding on its keyword search terms.