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There are many jobs spanning many focuses.
Those who work in the Bureau of Competition must keep the market free and competitive.
The Bureau of Consumer Protection block fraudulent and unfair businesses practices.
The Bureau of Economics uses analysis and data to push other FTC policies.
There are also jobs in investigation, research, public affairs, financial management, law, and creation of policies.
There are more jobs and areas of focus today than ever before.

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“About the FTC.” Federal Trade Commission, 11 May 2020, www.ftc.gov/about-ftc.

Wheeler, Tom. “Who Makes the Rules in the New Gilded Age?” Brookings, Brookings, 12 Dec. 2018, www.brookings.edu/research/who-makes-the-rules-in-the-new-gilded-age/.

“Federal Trade Commission Act.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/event/Federal-Trade-Commission-Act.

“FTC Imposes $5 Billion Penalty and Sweeping New Privacy Restrictions on Facebook.” Federal Trade Commission, 28 Apr. 2020, www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/07/ftc-imposes-5-billion-penalty-sweeping-new-privacy-restrictions.

“Zoom Settles with FTC, Continues Beefing up Security.” UC Today, 18 Nov. 2020, www.uctoday.com/collaboration/video-conferencing/zoom-settles-with-ftc-continues-beefing-up-security/.

“Policy Statements.” Federal Trade Commission, 30 June 2020, www.ftc.gov/policy/policy-statements.

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Recently, in 2019, the FTC charged Facebook $5 million for violating user privacy. This was the biggest fine ever to be given to a company for a privacy violation.
They also charged Zoom with lying about a feature just this month. Zoom was guilty and after months of deliberation and changes, the FTC cleared them.
They will soon address a claim from South Korea that Google's financial systems violate fair trade laws. This is a major claim and will surely have a large-scale impact on Google.
In 2017, they created a policy to regulate the use of voice memos and recordings.
This is just a sample of all the things the FTC has done, both large and small-scale, recently.

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Now the FTC is in charge of regulating advertisements everywhere, which is a much bigger task than it used to be. They have to keep an eye on advertisements and businesses found everywhere. This includes the internet, billboards, television,  and magazines. None of these things existed at the FTC's creation, so they have expanded and changed quite a bit.
The rise of corporations that control so much of the market is also an area they focus on. Companies like Nestle, P&G, Mars, Pfizer, Disney, and Google are omnipotent. The FTC must fight to ensure that smaller businesses still have a chance to compete. Their priorities have changed with these new things in the world, and the FTC is extremely different than it was in the past.
While monopolies and accurate advertising are still their priorities, the playing field has changed immeasurably.

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The FTC has many goals today. They have changed quite a bit with the internet and the progression of American business. According to their website, they "[protect] consumers by stopping unfair, deceptive or fraudulent practices in the marketplace."  Also, "It benefits consumers by keeping prices low and the quality and choice of goods and services high."
They also want to to control merges so that there aren't any that cut down competition, affect price and quality, and lessen the need for innovation.
Their goals remain the same. They want to ensure that the American people receive good quality products and are not taken advantage of, all while promoting fair play between Businesses.

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One of the FTC's first big actions was their plan to enforce the Sherman Antitrust Act. This act was passed by congress to prevent business practices that would restrict international trade. It also was meant to take down monopolies. While this act came out in 1890, there was no government branch meant to enforce it so it was not effective.
Another big early FTC policy was the Clayton Antitrust Act. It was created to clarify aspects of the former, since enforcing the Sherman Antitrust Act proved to be incredibly difficult even with the FTC. It closed many loopholes found in the prior act.
Standard oil was the primary target, as well as Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and J.P. Morgan. All of these men created monopolies and accumulated wealth using unfair and extreme tactics such as horizontal and vertical integration.

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The Federal Trade Commission was created on September 26, 1914 with the Federal Trade Commission Act.  It was signed into place by President Woodrow Wilson to protect consumers and encourage competition. It was created to regulate many things, primarily ads, marketing, antitrust agreements, and unfair business tactics.

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Advertisements during the Gilded Age were often misleading and used unfair tactics.  They targeted children and portrayed products as "better" without evidence, and as an excuse for the price.This was the first time in history that ads became so mainstream, and without rules, there was much foul play.

With monopolies ruling America, there needed to be some form of control.  The FTC was also created for this purpose. With many major industries being wiped out by one primary provider, fair competition needed to be enforced.