Reading up on Federal Trade Commission
3 deep · digging since dec 16, 25
- Inside GitHub's Fake Star Economy
A CMU study found 6 million fake GitHub stars, with VCs using star counts as funding signals, creating a self-reinforcing economy of purchased popularity.
- Online age-verification tools for child safety are surveilling adults
Age-verification tools required by child-safety laws effectively surveil and de-anonymize all adult internet users, not just protect minors.
- Who Is Andrew Ferguson, the FTC Chairman Who Tilted the Agency to Trump? - The New York Times
Andrew Ferguson, as FTC Chairman, used consumer protection powers to pursue investigations favoring President Trump and his political base.