The FTC led by Chairman Andrew Ferguson is using the authority of its consumer protection bureau, led by Chris Mufarrige, to investigate and potentially sue Google’s YouTube for deceptive claims about its censorship policies.
\n\nBloomberg reports that the FTC has been investigating whether Google’s YouTube violated consumer protection laws when it suspended the accounts of users, according to people familiar with the probe.
\n\nThe antitrust and consumer protection agency has been probing YouTube since last year and is in the final stages of preparing a potential lawsuit, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing a confidential probe.
\n\nThe inquiry is looking at whether YouTube violated its own user policies when it banned or demoted content, said the people. The investigation is scrutinizing whether users may have been deceived by the company’s content policies into signing up for the service by believing they were allowed to post certain content, only to later have it taken down or have their accounts suspended, according to the people.
\n\nThis isn’t just about vague guidelines. The FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, led by Chris Mufarrige, is digging into specific cases where YouTube allegedly pulled the plug on accounts without clear violations. Political…
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