United States of America: FTC Section 18 Rulemaking on Bias in Algorithms
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
10 Dec 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
FTC announces potential rulemaking on bias in algorithms
On 10 December 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was considering new rulemakings under section 18 of the FTC Act, which could include rules to prevent unlawful discrimination from the use of algorithmic decision-making. Sect…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority