Amazon sued by FTC, more than 20 US states over alleged manipulation of advertising prices
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by 22 US states, has sued Amazon.com, alleging the e-commerce giant systematically overcharged advertisers by secretly inflating prices in its advertising auctions.
The lawsuit, filed on Monday (August 31) in federal court in Seattle, claims Amazon since 2019 has “secretly and systematically overcharged” about 1.2 million advertising customers.
