Coalition Letter to White House on FTC Nominees and Civil Rights

OTI joined a coalition of tech policy and civil rights groups to write a letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy calling for the speedy nomination and confirmation of a full complement of commissioners to the Federal Trade Commission to advance equity and racial justice. OTI previously supported the Civil Rights Principles for the Era of Big Data in 2014 and their revision & reintroduction in 2020, and the FTC can help advance these principles.

There is now a historic opportunity for the FTC to realize many of these civil rights principles through its Section 5 unfair and deceptive practices authority, Magnuson–Moss and other rulemaking authorities, and antitrust enforcement. We ask you to ensure that your nominees support these efforts and that they are seated as soon as possible.