FTC Sues Amazon, Alleging It Deceived Advertisers and Drove Up Prices — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ftc-sues-amazon-alleging-it-deceived-advertisers-and-drove-up-pricesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over alleged advertising price manipulationhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ftc-sues-amazon-alleging-it-deceived-advertisers-and-drove-up-priceshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ftc-sues-amazon-alleging-it-deceived-advertisers-and-drove-up-prices#u54812Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:40:12 +0000The Federal Trade Commission and 22 US states have filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant manipulated advertising prices on its platform and extracted tens of billions of dollars from businesses over seven years. The complaint claims Amazon overcharged 1.2 million advertising customers by misleading them on prices for online auctions for ads. Amazon allegedly inflated auction prices while telling customers it was offering competitive prices.Why it mattersThis lawsuit is the latest development in a series of regulatory challenges faced by Amazon. The company has been unde