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The Federal Trade Commission and 22 state attorneys general are suing Amazon for allegedly overcharging advertisers through a secret ad surcharge.
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The Verge
The FTC and 22 state attorneys general are suing Amazon for allegedly using a "secret ad surcharge" to drive up prices for ads on its website and app. FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson claims in a blog post on the lawsuit that the higher advertising prices "were largely passed on to American consumers."
2026-08-31 21:41 UTC