WSJ: Feds Planning Antitrust Suit Against Amazon

The Wall Street Journal reports:

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing a potential antitrust lawsuit against Amazon that in the coming months could challenge an array of the tech giant’s business practices as anticompetitive, according to people familiar with the matter.

The commission in recent years has been examining Amazon practices including whether it favors its own products over competitors’ on its platforms and how it treats outside sellers on Amazon.com, according to some of the people familiar with the matter.

The FTC also has been scrutinizing the company’s Amazon Prime subscription service’s bundling practices, some of the people said. Exactly which aspects of the business the FTC would target in a potential Amazon lawsuit couldn’t be learned.

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The Federal Trade Commission is preparing a potential antitrust lawsuit against Amazon that could target an array of its business practices, say people familiar with the matter https://t.co/7wevlbscbp

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