United States of America: President revoked Executive Order 14036 on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, including data protection measures

On 13 August 2025, the President of the United States revoked Executive Order 14036 of 9 July 2021 on promoting competition in the American economy. The Order affects the federal directives for agencies related to antitrust enforcement, anti-competitive practices, and market fairness. The Order encourages the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to draft rules regarding surveillance and the accumulation of data. Furthermore, the Order also highlighted that the effect of mergers on user privacy is to be scrutinised by the FTC in mergers involving large technology companies. The Order applies to all sectors covered by the 2021 Order while leaving existing statutory powers of executive agencies unchanged.