United States of America: FTC lawsuit against Rytr for allegedly generating false reviews with AI-powered tools
Progress
Current status
under investigation
18 Dec 2024 under investigation
25 Sep 2024 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
judiciary
Government Body
competition authority
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued ruling in FTC lawsuit against Rytr LLC for allegedly generating false reviews with AI-powered tools
On 18 December 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) finalised a consent agreement with Rytr LLC to address alleged violations. Rytr, an AI writing service, was accused of generating detailed but misleadingly realistic reviews, many of which were…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Announced FTC lawsuit against Rytr LLC for allegedly generating false reviews with AI-powered tools
On 25 September 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a lawsuit against Rytr LLC for allegedly engaging in deceptive practices that violate the Federal Trade Commission Act. The allegations state that Rytr operates an AI writing serv…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court