Consumer-protection is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a record $25 billion fine for consumer-protection violations stemming from Cambridge Analytica, and WIRED's piece asks — without fully answering — whether a penalty of that size would actually hurt the company.
Chariot Claims, a New York startup that helps consumers pursue claims over privacy violations, hidden fees, and hard-to-cancel subscriptions, raised a $10M Series A led by Silverton Partners.
A bipartisan coalition of 40 state attorneys general led by NY AG Letitia James has filed a notice of interest in Character.AI's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, seeking consumer-data protections before any asset transfer to Disney proceeds.
NYC Council opened a probe into prediction market platforms over alleged deceptive marketing, signaling regulatory risk for the sector.
Thousands of user-addiction lawsuits against Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, and Google persist after failed appeals, signaling ongoing legal risk.
TSB survey finds more than half of Brits acting on social media financial advice lost money.
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