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  1. CW: Long thread/17

    Think of #BindingArbitration, which allows Chamberlain to force you to click through an "agreement" that takes away your right to sue them or join a class-action suit:

    pluralistic.net/2022/10/20/ben

    But regulation *could* protect you from Chamberlain. Section 5 of the #FederalTradeCommissionAct allows the #FTC to ban any "unfair and deceptive" conduct.

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  2. CW: Long thread/15

    Nevertheless, noncompetes have trundled on, with neither Congress nor the administration having courage to act - until now. Khan's proposed rule bypasses Congressional inaction by invoking powers that she already has, under #Section5 of the #FederalTradeCommissionAct.

    Section 5 gives the FTC broad powers to prohibit "unfair methods of competition" - an incredibly broad power to wield, and one that the FTC hasn't bothered to use since the 1970s (!):

    casetext.com/case/national-pet

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