United States of America: Federal Trade Commission assessment of Apple News following allegations of political content curation
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
12 Feb 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Federal Trade Commission issued a letter to Apple regarding its legal obligations under FTC Act in relation to its news aggregation services
On 12 February 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a letter to Apple regarding its obligations under the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) in connection with the company’s news aggregation service, Apple News. The letter was issued fo…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
consumer protection authority