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Advocates Seek FTC Civil Rights Office

The FTC should create an office of civil rights to better enforce against algorithms and commercial data models that reinforce structural racism, advocacy groups wrote the agency last week. Public Knowledge, Access Now, the Anti-Defamation League, the Center for Digital…

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Democracy, the Center for Democracy and Technology, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and Public Citizen signed the letter, which was shared Wednesday. They urged the FTC to “regulate unfair and deceptive practices” and “increase enforcement against tech companies.” The agency confirmed receipt of the letter.