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FTC vs. Amazon

Coverage of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust suit targeting Amazon’s dominance of online retail and marketplace services.

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Mar 7, 2025, 8:03 AM

Amazon and FTC set to square off in ‘Economics Day’ hearing in Seattle federal court

Amazon and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission will get a chance to educate the federal judge in the FTC’s antitrust… Read More

Oct 7, 2024, 9:56 AM

Unsealed order in Amazon antitrust suit lets entire FTC case proceed, dismisses some state claims

A week after a federal judge in Seattle issued a sealed order on Amazon’s motion to dismiss the landmark U.S.… Read More

Oct 1, 2024, 10:20 AM

The extent of Amazon’s ‘partial victory’ against the FTC is under wraps for now

A federal judge in Seattle granted in part, and denied in part, Amazon’s motion to dismiss the U.S. Federal Trade… Read More

May 14, 2024, 7:19 PM

Nothing to see here, Amazon tells court in response to FTC’s complaints about Signal messages

At a company known for putting its most important ideas and strategies into comprehensive six-page memos, quick messages between executives… Read More

Dec 11, 2023, 10:40 AM

Amazon asks court to toss FTC case, saying its practices are ‘the essence of competition’

Amazon defended the business practices targeted by the Federal Trade Commission as “the essence of competition” and asked a federal… Read More

Jeff Bezos
Nov 2, 2023, 10:25 AM

FTC vs. Amazon: Filing reveals more claims about Bezos’ alleged role, Project Nessie, and more

An updated version of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Amazon was filed Thursday morning in U.S. District Court… Read More

Oct 4, 2023, 7:06 AM

Report: FTC alleges Amazon tested price increases as part of secret ‘Project Nessie’

The Federal Trade Commission alleges that Amazon’s “Project Nessie” was designed to gauge the impact of its product price increases… Read More

Sep 30, 2023, 9:17 AM

Unpacking the FTC’s case vs. Amazon: What the landmark suit means for the e-commerce empire

The outcome of the Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit against Amazon could be years away. But there’s a chance we’re already… Read More

Sep 27, 2023, 10:39 AM

FTC’s case against Amazon hinges on internal messages and secrets yet to be revealed

What lurks beneath all that blacked-out text? That’s the immediate question for anyone reading the Federal Trade Commission’s landmark antitrust… Read More

Sep 26, 2023, 10:34 AM

FTC targets alleged secret Amazon pricing algorithm ‘Project Nessie’ in antitrust complaint

The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon alleges, for the first time publicly, that the company used a secret… Read More

amazon spheres
Sep 26, 2023, 9:36 AM

FTC and 17 states sue Amazon for maintaining alleged monopoly power that stifles competition

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general filed suit against Amazon on Tuesday, alleging that the Seattle-based tech… Read More

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