Andrew Ferguson

Federal Trade Commission Chairman

Heather Moon |

The Media Research Center’s 2026 Free Speech Award honors HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for dismantling censorship practices and restoring free speech at the agency. Thirteen others received honorable mentions for advancing First Amendment…

Luis Cornelio |

One of President Donald Trump’s major focuses has been rooting out fraud across taxpayer-funded public services. Through their White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, Co-chairs Vice President JD Vance and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew…

Catherine Salgado |

The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission has put multiple companies, including a Big Tech giant, on notice that biased and politically fueled debanking is unacceptable.

Gabriela Pariseau |

Apple News’s bias against right-leaning media outlets has become more and more evident — and MRC studies suggest that this may be by design, prompting MRC President David Bozell to call for a federal investigation.

Catherine Salgado |

For eight days after the Federal Trade Commission challenged Apple News on its bias, neither Apple nor the rest of the Big Four News Apps linked to a single story on the federal scrutiny despite its massive implications and widespread media…

Luis Cornelio |

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson put Apple on notice Wednesday following the release of several Media Research Center studies exposing the tech giant’s prolonged blackout of right-leaning sources on Apple News.

Gabriela Pariseau |

As artificial intelligence platforms continue their race to be the first to reach artificial general intelligence, these same AI platforms are contracting almost exclusively with media outlets with a leftist bias. Left unchecked, the technology…

Tom Olohan |

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson just secured a huge win in his fight against an advertising giant, prompting it to renounce a coercive tool aimed at choking out disfavored media. 

Gabriela Pariseau |

In the midst of a pivotal FTC trial that could dismantle Meta, the company reached out to Dan Schneider of the Media Research Center (MRC), a notable critic, highlighting MRC's leadership in the free speech battle. Despite Meta ending its fact-…