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FTC Withdraws Demand For Information From NewsGuard

MediaPost.com: MediaDailyNews · Wendy Davis · last updated

Citing its recent settlements with Dentsu, Publicis and WPP over alleged ad boycotts, the FTC has dropped its demand that NewsGuard turn over a host of data — including information about subscribers.

In court papers filed Friday with U.S. District Court Judge Dabney Friedrich in Washington, D.C., the FTC said the settlements “resolved the issues related to NewsGuard that gave rise to the CID,” using an acronym for civil investigative demand.

The settlement terms are similar to those imposed by the FTC when it approved Omnicom’s merger with Interpublic.

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