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{{short description|United States government agency}}
{{short description|United States government agency}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Organization
|OrganizationName= Federal Trade Commission
|OrganizationType= Independent Agencies
|Mission= To protect consumers by preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices, enhancing informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process. It enforces federal antitrust and consumer protection laws to promote competition and protect consumers.
|OrganizationExecutive= Chair
|Employees= 1100
|Budget= Approximately $380 million (fiscal year 2024)
|Website=https://www.ftc.gov
|Services= Antitrust enforcement; consumer protection; privacy and data security regulation; competition policy
|ParentOrganization=
|CreationLegislation= Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914
|Regulations= Federal Trade Commission Act; Clayton Act; Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); among others
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.898524, -77.028764
|HeadquartersAddress= 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20580
}}
{{Infobox government agency
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name    = Federal Trade Commission
| agency_name    = Federal Trade Commission