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FTC-2025-0023 FTC Request for Public Comments Regarding Technology Platform Censorship Nonrulemaking 2025-05-22T15:02:07Z 0b0000648697645a   Press Release: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/02/federal-trade-commission-launches-inquiry-tech-censorship. Request for Information: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P251203CensorshipRFI.pdf. Submit a Comment: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2025-0023/document. The Federal Trade Commission invites public comment to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade (such as by “demonetizing” and “shadow banning”) users’ access to services based on the content of the users’ speech or their affiliations, including activities that take place outside the platform. In doing so, technology platforms may employ opaque or unpredictable internal procedures to restrict users’ access to services, often without any advance notice, leaving affected users with little ability to mitigate the related harm. Users may also receive little information about the alleged violations that led to their dismissal or downgrading on the platform. Technology platforms may similarly deny their users a meaningful opportunity to challenge or appeal the platforms’ decisions. Such actions by technology platforms may violate their terms of service or other policies (collectively, “policies”) and flout users’ reasonable expectations based on the technology platforms’ public representations. Such policies and practices, which may affect competition, may have resulted from a lack of competition or may have been the product of anti-competitive conduct. FTC staff is interested in understanding how consumers have been harmed—including by potentially unfair or deceptive acts or practices, or potentially unfair methods of competition— by technology platforms that limit users’ ability to share their ideas or affiliations freely and openly. FTC staff encourages members of the public, including current and former employees of technology platforms, to comment on any issues or concerns that are relevant to the FTC’s consideration of this topic, including, but not limited to, the following questions: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P251203CensorshipRFI.pdf.               {"displayProperties": [{"name": "abstract", "label": "Description", "tooltip": "Describes an agency's specific regulatory action; equivalents: Abstract, Docket Subject, General Info, Related To, Summary."}], "keywords": null, "modifyDate": "2025-05-22T15:02:07Z", "dkAbstract": "Press Release: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/02/federal-trade-commission-launches-inquiry-tech-censorship. Request for Information: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P251203CensorshipRFI.pdf. Submit a Comment: https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2025-0023/document. The Federal Trade Commission invites public comment to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade (such as by \u201cdemonetizing\u201d and \u201cshadow banning\u201d) users\u2019 access to services based on the content of the users\u2019 speech or their affiliations, including activities that take place outside the platform. In doing so, technology platforms may employ opaque or unpredictable internal procedures to restrict users\u2019 access to services, often without any advance notice, leaving affected users with little ability to mitigate the related harm. Users may also receive little information about the alleged violations that led to their dismissal or downgrading on the platform. Technology platforms may similarly deny their users a meaningful opportunity to challenge or appeal the platforms\u2019 decisions. Such actions by technology platforms may violate their terms of service or other policies (collectively, \u201cpolicies\u201d) and flout users\u2019 reasonable expectations based on the technology platforms\u2019 public representations. Such policies and practices, which may affect competition, may have resulted from a lack of competition or may have been the product of anti-competitive conduct. FTC staff is interested in understanding how consumers have been harmed\u2014including by potentially unfair or deceptive acts or practices, or potentially unfair methods of competition\u2014 by technology platforms that limit users\u2019 ability to share their ideas or affiliations freely and openly. FTC staff encourages members of the public, including current and former employees of technology platforms, to comment on any issues or concerns that are relevant to the FTC\u2019s consideration of this topic, including, but not limited to, the following questions: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/P251203CensorshipRFI.pdf.", "agencyId": "FTC", "program": null, "shortTitle": null, "subType2": null, "title": "Request for Public Comments Regarding Technology Platform Censorship", "generic": null, "field1": null, "docketType": "Nonrulemaking", "petitionNbr": null, "rin": null, "organization": null, "legacyId": null, "subType": null, "category": null, "field2": null, "effectiveDate": null, "objectId": "0b0000648697645a"} single_get

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