FTC Joins FCC in Renewing Memorandum of Understanding to Promote Cross-Border Law Enforcement Efforts to Combat Spam, Scams, and Illegal Telemarketing

Summary:

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has renewed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Unsolicited Communications Enforcement Network (UCENet) to combat unsolicited communications, including email and text spam, scams, and illegal telemarketing. The renewed MOU aims to promote cross-border collaboration and information-sharing among public authorities to combat these issues. The FTC has been working to fight harms caused by unwanted messages, including illegal and spoofed robocalls, text messages, and emails, and has recent initiatives such as Operation Stop Scam Calls aimed at targeting illegal telemarketing operations. The MOU has been signed by UCENet partners in Canada, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, and is part of the FTC's efforts to promote sound antitrust, consumer protection, and data privacy enforcement and policy.