Lina Khan—FTC under Khan saved consumers $11B via junk fees ban, click-to-cancel rule, and non-compete ban
During Lina Khan's tenure as FTC Chair (2021-2025), the FTC enacted significant consumer protection rules: a ban on hidden junk fees saving consumers an estimated $11 billion, a click-to-cancel rule for subscriptions, a ban on non-compete clauses affecting 30 million workers, a $245M Epic Games settlement over children's privacy, and secured $1.5 billion in direct consumer refunds. The Amazon Prime dark patterns case resulted in a $2.5 billion settlement.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Protection | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Worker Rights | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
FTC announced click-to-cancel rule and non-compete clause ban under Khan
The FTC under Chair Lina Khan enacted the click-to-cancel rule and a ban on non-compete clauses affecting approximately 30 million workers.