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title: The FTC’s Mission Statement for 2022-2026- “Legitimate Business Activity” Still Missing in Action
date: 2022-09-06T00:00:00-04:00
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# The FTC’s Mission Statement for 2022-2026- ​“Legitimate Business Activity” Still Missing in Action

 September 6, 2022 | 4 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The FTC’s Mission Statement for 2022-2026: ​“Legitimate Business Activity” Still Missing in Action

Last November, the FTC sought public comment on a draft strategic plan for 2022-2026. As we blogged here and discussed in a comment submitted to the FTC (one of only 21 submitted), a key change from prior strategic plans was deletion of the phrase ​“without unduly burdening legitimate business activity” from the FTC’s Mission Statement – a change that the Commission majority just adopted in its final Strategic Plan for 2022-2026.

 

 

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