By Jackson Richman Americans are losing billions of dollars to scams that begin on social media, according to new data from the Federal Trade Commission released on April 27. In 2025, nearly 30 percent of people who reported financial losses from scams said the fraud started on a social platform. Total reported losses reached a […]
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The Federal Trade Commission is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil U.S. antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction over federal civil antitrust enforcement with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division.

