FTC's Chopra Urges FTC to Crack Down on Repeat Offenders
Offenders who repeatedly flout FTC orders must face “severe consequences,” so the agency can restore credibility that has eroded with the “real or perceived lax treatment” of violators, Commissioner Rohit Chopra wrote Friday. One of two recently confirmed Democrats on…
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the five-member commission (see 1805020044), Chopra said individual executives should be held accountable for order violations in which they participate, even if not named in the original orders. “FTC orders are not suggestions,” Chopra wrote to fellow commissioners and the staff. “To deter violations and maintain our credibility as law enforcers, scofflaws who flout our orders must face severe consequences.” Facebook and Google have agreed to FTC consent orders for alleged consumer violations (see 1804270067).