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Social media companies' content moderation draws attack from US FTC's Ferguson

By Matthew Newman, Mike Swift and Madeline Hughes ( April 25, 2025, 20:54 GMT | Insight) -- Andrew Ferguson, chair of the US Federal Trade Commission, told a global gathering of data protection watchdogs this week that the FTC is concerned about censorship by social media companies, MLex understands. His comments come as the Trump administration ramps up its concerns that the Digital Services Act amounts to censorship. Andrew Ferguson, chair of the US Federal Trade Commission, told a global gathering of data protection watchdogs this week that the FTC is concerned about censorship by social media companies, MLex understands....

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