TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Sep 26, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general recently filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com, claiming the internet retailer has used illegal tactics to fend off companies that would have risen to challenge its monopoly, reports Reuters. The lawsuit has been expected after years of complaints that Amazon.com and other tech giants have abused their dominance of search, social media and online retailing to become gate keepers on the most lucrative aspects of the internet. The FTC asked the court to issue a permanent injunction ordering Amazon.com to stop its unlawful conduct and to consider "any preliminary or permanent equitable relief, including but not limited to structural relief, necessary to restore fair competition."