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US FTC orders nine firms to disclose data-driven pricing practices
The US FTC issued information orders to nine airlines, retailers and platform companies to study whether personal data and algorithms change consumer prices or gig-worker compensation. This is a Section 6(b) inquiry, not a finding that the firms violated the law or a new pricing rule.
Primary source · October 28, 2026
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