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Amazon Execs Intentionally Made Site Shittier to Rake in More Profit, New Quotes from FTC Lawsuit Show
Former CEO Jeff Bezos instructed executives to "accept more defects," an internal term for irrelevant ads.
Here’s the Email Amazon Sent Sellers It’s Allegedly Screwing Over After FTC Filed Antitrust Lawsuit
One day after the Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon, the company told sellers that the suit “does not change anything about our relationship.”
FTC and 17 States Sue Amazon 'for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power'
The Federal Trade Commission alleges that the company is a “monopolist” that uses “illegal, exclusionary” and “anticompetitive” conduct to maintain its power.
FTC Sues Amazon Over Tricking Users Into Signing Up for Prime
The Commission alleges that Amazon Prime’s “manipulative” enrollment and “labyrinthine” cancellation processes are illegal.
FTC Orders Ring to Pay $5.8 Million in Refunds For Surveilling Customers, Failing to Stop Hackers
Ring previously allowed any employee to access customer’s private videos and failed to implement basic security mechanisms. Security issues raised by the FTC are ones Motherboard found during a 2019 hacking spree.
How Microsoft's Past Behavior Complicates Its Acquisition Plans
Monopoly expert Matt Stoller joins us to discuss why Microsoft is facing unexpected resistance to its mega-acquisition.
FTC Proposes Ban on Worker Non-Compete Clauses
The agency stated that noncompete clauses are bad for both the labor market and innovation. The proposed rule would make them illegal.
FTC Sues to Block Microsoft Acquisition of ‘Call of Duty’ Publisher Activision Blizzard
The almost $69 billion purchase would be the largest in video game history but only if the federal government lets it proceed.
FTC Wants to Add Right to Repair to Existing Energy Saving Rules
The federal government wants to expand its energy conservation rules to include right-to-repair provisions.
FTC Says It Will ‘Crack Down’ on Gig Companies That Mislead Their Workers
The policy, implemented Friday, hopes to give gig workers more control over their employment, as well as get rid of deceptions about pay or benefits.
Shocking: FTC Tries Doing Its Job, Investigates Amazon Acquisitions
The FTC has scrutinized numerous Amazon purchases and launched antitrust probes into the company's operations since Khan took charge of the agency.
FTC Sues ‘Massive’ Data Broker for Selling Location Info on Abortion Clinics
In its lawsuit, the FTC describes how with a sample of data obtained from Kochava it was possible to pinpoint a device that visited a women's reproductive health clinic and then trace that phone back to a single family home.