CDT says FTC Consent Decrees Should Stay in the FTC’s Lane

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Also authored by CDT Intern Sunila Steephen. This blog describes troubling signs that the Federal Trade Commission is using consent decrees expansively to venture beyond its statutory authority – in particular, to restrict or compel expression of viewpoints, in ways that raise serious First Amendment concerns. The blog cites in particular the consent decree settling the antitrust challenge to the Omnicom-IPG merger, […] The post CDT says FTC Consent Decrees Should Stay in the FTC’s Lane appeared first on Center for Democracy and Technology.