ftc-deceptive-practices

Coverage of how US Federal Trade Commission enforcement standards around deceptive and unfair practices apply to AI products and services. Content here examines disclosure gaps, hidden filtering, misleading claims, and consent failures that trigger transparency obligations, alongside how these US rules compare with EU and other jurisdictions. Practitioners will find analysis of what counts as a material omission and where AI platform behavior crosses into likely unlawful territory.

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Undisclosed, Unconsented, Possibly Unlawful: What AI "Web Search" Hides From You

Six policy documents from two major AI platforms contain zero disclosures about search result filtering. Legal analysis across the US, EU, and Brazil finds the practice likely violates transparency obligations in two of three jurisdictions.