FTC Probes Block After Consumer Complaints Over Frozen Accounts
THE SO WHAT
The FTC looking at Block’s frozen-account handling after staffing cuts is a warning that cost optimization in support and risk ops has a regulatory floor. If you’re automating or downsizing customer-facing functions, document how you’ll maintain response times and escalation paths before regulators ask.
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