# FTC
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Amazon’s Procedural Friction: A $2.25 Million Lesson in Consumer Credit Rights
Amazon has agreed to pay a $2.25 million civil penalty to settle FTC charges that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by withholding transaction records from identity theft victims. The settlement forces the retail giant to reform its compliance mechanisms and provide retroactive assistance to those previously denied access to fraud data.
US FTC Intensifies Probe into Microsoft’s Cloud and AI Licensing, Raising Antitrust Stakes for Big Tech
The US Federal Trade Commission has escalated an investigation into Microsoft, issuing civil investigative demands to at least six rivals to examine whether licensing and product-bundling practices have impeded competition in cloud computing and AI. The probe targets licensing changes from 2019, questions about bundling AI, security and identity services, and seeks detailed data on AI training costs and data-centre operations.