In its latest fight to curb the power of Big Tech, the US Federal Trade Commission has sued Amazon. The regulator says the e-commerce giant has become such a big monopoly that its practices are hurting consumers and the third-party sellers that rely on its services. The FT’s San Francisco correspondent Camilla Hodgson explains what this case could mean for the company’s future.
For further reading:
Amazon’s most prominent antitrust critic makes her case)
What Lina Khan’s antitrust case could mean for Amazon)
Amazon & the FTC)
Amazon offers concessions over third-party sales to appease UK antitrust watchdog)
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