The agency invites people to testify about platforms blocking or impeding their ability to share ideas, which new FTC Chair Andrew N. Ferguson calls 'un-American [and] potentially illegal.'

The Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday that it will launch a public inquiry into "censorship by tech platforms," soliciting comments from

The FTC announcement said that "censorship by technology platforms is not just un-American, it is potentially illegal." Tech platforms' actions "may harm consumers, affect competition, may have resulted from a lack of competition, or may have been the product of anti-competitive conduct," the FTC said.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking information about tech platforms' content policies and actions to ban users, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson announced on Thursday, saying the practices may amount to censorship and violate the law.

The new leader of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission is opening an inquiry into whether a wide range of online services from social media giants such as Meta to ride-sharing companies such as Uber "censor" users.

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that it will investigate alleged censorship on tech platforms, explaining that any wrongdoing would “have violated the law.” “Tech firms should not be bullying their users,