United States of America: Federal Trade Commission investigation into Alphabet over alleged partisan Gmail spam filtering in violation of Federal Trade Commission Act
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
28 Aug 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Federal Trade Commission issued warning letter to Alphabet over alleged partisan Gmail spam filtering in violation of Federal Trade Commission Act
On 28 August 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a letter to Alphabet regarding alleged partisan spam filtering in Google Mail (Gmail). The FTC indicated that the practices in question may constitute a potential violation of Section 5 of t…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority