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FTC sues Amazon, accusing the ecommerce giant of misleading advertisers
CNBC (Business News) ^ | 31 August 2026 | Annie Palmer

Posted on 08/31/2026 11:51:25 AM PDT by zeestephen

The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant "misled advertisers" about its sponsored ads pricing and auction systems, the company confirmed.

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1 posted on 08/31/2026 11:51:25 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: zeestephen

Amazon has twice supressed and blocked my reviews.
I buy some food items. They are delivered witb expire dates 60 days off. Amazon had a 90 day guarantee. Censors wont let me tell others shopping.
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2 posted on 08/31/2026 11:54:51 AM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: zeestephen
The lawsuit argues that advertisers were harmed by a "company-wide effort to deceive" them, including through a change it made in 2018 to its auction strategy.

The complaint is joined by more than 20 state attorneys general, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the lawsuit.

3 posted on 08/31/2026 12:06:17 PM PDT by zeestephen (2024 Trump Landslide - Kamala Harris Lost By 230,000 Votes In WI, MI, and PA.)
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To: George from New England

Amazon needs to be broken up, along with Meta and other high tech monarchies.


4 posted on 08/31/2026 12:11:40 PM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: George from New England

Amazon’s AI review of my reviews blocked me out.

Nothing wrong according to Guidelines was crossed.


5 posted on 08/31/2026 12:21:26 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: kaktuskid

I only used eBay. At least it is fine shoplifted merchandise.


6 posted on 08/31/2026 12:52:07 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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