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Latest News in Consumer Protection
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March 10, 2026
Social Media Jury Told Of Plaintiff's 'Embarrassing Sexual Act'
A psychiatrist who assessed a bellwether plaintiff alleging a harmful addiction to Instagram and YouTube told a California jury Tuesday that the plaintiff's turbulent home life, genetic factors and even an alleged "embarrassing sexual act" that got her suspended from school supports a conclusion the plaintiff does not have a social media addiction.
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March 10, 2026
C-SPAN Shakes Suit Over Video Data Sharing With Facebook
A D.C. federal judge tossed a proposed class action accusing C-SPAN of illegally collecting and sharing information about website visitors' video-viewing habits, finding that the plaintiffs had neither proven they were "consumers" protected by federal video privacy law nor that their "personally identifiable information" had been divulged.
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March 10, 2026
Instagram's Advertisers Influence Safety Focus, Head Testifies
Instagram's head took the stand in New Mexico on Tuesday in Meta's defense case against the state attorney general's claims that its social media platforms harm mental health, telling a jury that one of the biggest economic reasons for the company's safety focus is pressure exerted by its advertisers.
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March 10, 2026
Apple AirTag Plaintiffs Can't Get Class Cert. In Tracking Suit
A California federal judge refused to certify a class of stalking victims suing Apple for designing AirTags that were susceptible to abuse by stalkers, after comparing the case during a hearing last week to mass tort litigation against Uber Technologies Inc. over driver sexual assaults.
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March 10, 2026
Dem Says 'Compromise' Can Thread Stablecoin Yield Needle
A key U.S. Senate Democrat called Tuesday for closing what bankers say is a stablecoin interest "loophole" that could siphon deposits from traditional lenders, stressing that compromise may be needed to avoid letting the "perfect be the enemy of good."
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Council of Better Business Bureaus, National Advertising Division
- Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Consumer Protection
- U.S. Department of Justice
- State attorneys general offices
- State consumer protection regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
- Fair Credit Billing Act
- Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Fair Debt Collections Practices Act
- Lanham Act
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act
- Truth in Lending Act
- State and international consumer protection legislation and regulation
- LITIGATION
- Deceptive or predatory loan and loan servicing disputes
- Suits over false or deceptive advertising, marketing, or labeling of services
- Cases over consumer data breaches
- Disputes over collection of consumers’ personal information
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of consumer protection practices
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- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals