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On August 31, 2026, the FTC and 22 states sued Amazon, alleging it changed advertising-auction pricing without notice, imposed undisclosed surcharges, and misled advertising customers about how prices were set. The pending action gives nominators a concrete question: does the company disclose every material pricing rule and surcharge before customers commit, and give clear notice before changing those rules? It directly supports Plain Language, No Hidden Fees, and Change Notificationreview. In August 2026 the FTC finalized orders settling allegations that firms misrepresented an AI advertising service's use of voice data and whether consumers had opted in. The agency said collecting and using voice data without adequate consent would violate the FTC Act. That gives consumers a concrete nomination question: does the company clearly name any voice, audio, microphone, or sensor data it collects, why it uses it, and how consent works? The FTC also has a proposed enforcement policy statement on undisclosed personalized pricing open for comment through September 25, 2026, grounding Data Transparency review of consequential data uses. The same month, Doxo agreed to pay $2.1 million to settle FTC allegations that it used misleading search ads, added delivery fees without clear disclosure, and deceptively enrolled consumers in a recurring subscription program — directly validating Plain Language, No Hidden Fees, and Auto-Renewal Notice. In September 2026 the FTC also acted against two payment processors, alleging one knowingly opened and maintained processing accounts for merchants it knew or should have known were engaged in deception — including tech-support scams and a business opportunity with false earnings claims. That is the same fine-print risk one layer down the stack: if a vendor’s checkout, earnings claims, or recurring-charge language is misleading, the processor enabling it is now in scope too. The FTC's verified June 2026 subscription-scheme action also shows how cancellation friction, surprise renewals, upfront-fee disclosures, and recurring-charge consent keep becoming enforcement signals. In May 2026 Shutterstock agreed to pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations that it charged consumers for subscriptions without proper disclosure and made cancellation difficult — directly validating the Easy Cancellation andAuto-Renewal Notice criteria. Separately in July 2026, travel app Hopper agreed to pay $35 million to settle FTC allegations over hidden pre-selected fees and misrepresented services — directly validating No Hidden Fees and Clear Refundscriteria. The FTC and state partners also sued Hims & Hers, alleging difficult cancellation, unclear recurring charges, and sharing of sensitive health information with advertising platforms despite privacy promises — a direct signal for Data Transparency. Strong nominations are most useful when they point to the exact T&C, checkout flow, or buried policy clause creating friction.

• Send the direct T&C, privacy, pricing, renewal, or cancellation-policy URL when you have it.
• Prioritize companies with recurring billing, trial conversions, opaque fees or personalized prices, support-only cancellation, or voice, audio, sensor, or other sensitive-data use that lacks clear consent or conflicts with privacy promises.
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