Business regulation is the body of rules that governments use to shape how companies operate, from product labels and safety standards to competition, financial reporting, and technology. Congress writes the laws, and agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission write and enforce rules under them. States and cities add their own requirements.
People usually bring questions about what regulation is and why it exists, what deregulation has done in the past, and who decides which rules change. They also ask how large technology and platform companies should be regulated, how export and trade rules apply to firms, and how regulators balance economic growth against safety and health.
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