Federal Trade Commission, et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc. is a lawsuit brought against the multinational technology company and online retailer Amazon in 2023. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by the attorneys general of seventeen U.S. states, alleges that Amazon holds and abuses an online retail monopoly.[1][2]
Background
Amazon is a multinational technology company founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994 as a bookseller that has since become the world's largest online retailer.[3] The company has expanded to other ventures such as Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Web Services.[1]