FTC Sues Amazon, Alleging It Deceived Advertisers and Drove Up Prices
📍 The outcome
[ { "epilogue": "The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging the company secretly manipulated ad auctions and inflated prices for advertisers.
California subsequently joined the action, which placed increased scrutiny on Amazon's high-margin advertising business and impacted its stock performance. Following these initial filings, the story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage." } ]
Epilogue added 26d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Who reported it (9)
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The U.S. sues Amazon again NPR · 58d ago
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FTC and 22 states claim in lawsuit that Amazon secretly inflated ad prices The Boston Globe · 58d ago broke it first
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