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Federal Trade Commission

Federal agency enforcing antitrust law and consumer protection. Under Chair Andrew Ferguson (2025-), shifted away from aggressive Big Tech antitrust enforcement pursued under predecessor Lina Khan.

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Regulatory Capture Assessment

Regulatory capture occurs when a regulatory agency advances the interests of the industry it is meant to oversee. The indicators below track evidence of capture for this agency. According to the academic literature (Stigler 1971, Carpenter & Moss 2013), captured agencies exhibit declining enforcement, revolving door personnel pipelines, and rule-making that favors incumbents over public interest.

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Relationships

Type	Connected To	Details	Source
issued_rule	Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements	FTC issued rule: Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements	Source
Enabled	FTC Withdrawal of Noncompete Ban	FTC withdrew proposed noncompete agreement ban	Editorial
proposed_rule	FTC Withdrawal of Noncompete Ban	FTC proposed rule: FTC Withdrawal of Noncompete Ban	Editorial
commented_on	TechFreedom	Public comment on FTC-2023-0030: FTC Seek Comment for Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses	Source
commented_on	Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS)	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	CARIN Alliance	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	American Lighting Association	Public comment on FTC-2024-0008: Energy Labeling Rule	Source
commented_on	Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed)	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	American Clinical Laboratory Association	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)	Public comment on FTC-2024-0008: Energy Labeling Rule	Source
commented_on	Planned Parenthood Federation of America	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Agora Center for Democracy	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	UL Solutions	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	The Light Collective	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	The Network Advertising Initiative (The NAI)	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Veradigm	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Dyson	Public comment on FTC-2024-0008: Energy Labeling Rule	Source
commented_on	Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Health Record Banking Alliance	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Legal Action Center & Opioid Policy Institute	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	International Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Privacy Consortium	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Datavant	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Texas Medical Association	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Laboratory Access and Benefits Coalition	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	PharmedOut, Georgetown University Medical Center	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Connected Health Initiative	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Bipartisan Policy Center	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Invitae	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Confidentiality Coalition	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	SYNGAP1 Foundation	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	The Society for Clinical Research Sites	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Massachusetts Health Data Consortium	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Free Press	Public comment on FTC-2022-0053: Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security	Source
commented_on	DirectTrust	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Health Innovation Alliance	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Alliance for Nursing Informatics	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Omada Health, Inc.	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Government of Grenada	Public comment on FTC-2022-0053: Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security	Source
commented_on	Omada Health	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	American Medical Informatics Association	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Washington Center for Technology Policy Inclusion, d/b/a WashingTech	Public comment on FTC-2022-0053: Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security	Source
commented_on	American Academy of Family Physicians	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Tranquil Data	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Muslim Advocates	Public comment on FTC-2022-0053: Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security	Source
commented_on	CHIME	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	Pacific Crest Labs	Public comment on FTC-2024-0008: Energy Labeling Rule	Source
commented_on	GE Appliances, a Haier	Public comment on FTC-2024-0008: Energy Labeling Rule	Source
commented_on	Apga Aga Npga	Public comment on FTC-2024-0008: Energy Labeling Rule	Source
commented_on	Whirlpool	Public comment on FTC-2024-0008: Energy Labeling Rule	Source
commented_on	PHTA/IHTA	Public comment on FTC-2024-0008: Energy Labeling Rule	Source
commented_on	WM Technologies	Public comment on FTC-2024-0008: Energy Labeling Rule	Source
commented_on	Electrolux Home Products	Public comment on FTC-2024-0008: Energy Labeling Rule	Source
commented_on	Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC); National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), on behalf of its low-income clients	Public comment on FTC-2024-0026: Telemarketing Sales Rule	Source
commented_on	Blair Blue Community Transportation	Public comment on FTC-2024-0026: Telemarketing Sales Rule	Source
commented_on	iKeepSafe	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Center for Democracy & Technology	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's)	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Entertainment Software Rating Board	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Parent Coalition for Student Privacy	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Cordel Institute For Policy in Law and Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Federal Education Privacy Coalition	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Software and Information Industry Association	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Internet Safety Labs	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	ATA ACTION	Public comment on FTC-2023-0037: Health Breach Notification Rule	Source
commented_on	IEEE International Consortium for Innovation and Collaboration in Learning Engineering (ICICLE) - Member Collaboration	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Family Online Safety Institute	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	DEMOCRACY ENGINE, INC. PAC	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Motley Rice	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	kidSAFE Seal Program (by Samet Privacy)	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Center for Digital Democracy, Fairplay, and 9 other organizations	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	The Heritage Foundation	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	American Institutes for Research (AIR)	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	PRIVO	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	SuperAwesome	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	American Psychological Association	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	LAWYERS' COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Association of National Advertisers, Inc.	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Kidentify Pte. Ltd. d/b/a k-ID	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Taxpayers Protection Alliance	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Veridas	Public comment on FTC-2023-0044: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule Proposed Parental Consent Method; Application of the ESRB Group for Approval of Parental Consent Method	Source
commented_on	Public Knowledge	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Data Quality Campaign et al	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	The LEGO	Public comment on FTC-2023-0044: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule Proposed Parental Consent Method; Application of the ESRB Group for Approval of Parental Consent Method	Source
commented_on	Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	NCTA – The Internet & Television Association	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	National Association of Independent Schools	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	National School Boards Association	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	NETCHOICE	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Information Technology and Innovation Foundation	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	The Student Political Research Initiative for New Governance (SPRING) Institute	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Centre for Information Policy Leadership	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Mental Health America	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	ConnectSafely	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Privately SA	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source
commented_on	Internet Infrastructure Coalition	Public comment on FTC-2024-0003: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule	Source