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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, alleging that the company has used its market power to distort e-commerce across the internet. The lawsuit, backed by attorneys general from 17 states, including two Republicans, focuses on Amazon’s primary marketplace, Amazon.com. It accuses the company of …

by Jennifer Shutt, Virginia Mercury May 5, 2022 WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders took Amazon to task Thursday at a congressional hearing, bashing the online giant’s leadership for fighting union drives and questioning whether the federal government should continue contracting with the multibillion-dollar company. Amazon executives didn’t attend the …

The Senate confirmed Columbia Law professor Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in a 69 to 28 vote on Tuesday before she was named chair of the body by President Joe Biden. Khan has been a fierce critic of Amazon and other tech giants dominating multiple markets. She will …

Republican states that are withdrawing early from the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program are stirring up trouble for gig workers. Selina Smedly, who owns a clean business in Dallas, says she will be cut off from the jobless aid without being prepared. She believes that she will have a hard time …

Hundreds of companies and CEOs have added their signatures to a letter published opposing “any discriminatory legislation or measures that restrict or prevent any eligible voter from having an equal and fair opportunity to cast a ballot.” The statement, published in a two-page ad in The New York Times and Washington …

President Joe Biden officially took office Wednesday, January 20, 2020. During his first hours, Amazon sent Biden promising a letter. The company offered their assistance distributing the coronavirus vaccine. Biden plans to vaccinate 100 million Americans within the next 100 days. According to Amazon’s CEO of consumer business, the company will …

In the weeks, days, and hours ahead of the insurrectionist siege on the Capitol by President Donald Trump‘s overzealous supporters, the warning signs were clear: online posts from hate groups and right-wing provocateurs agitating for civil war, the deaths of top lawmakers, and attacks on law enforcement. As the dust …

In the aftermath of the riots at the Capitol on January 6, several large corporations have taken strong stances and decided not to continue to contribute to candidates who voted to overturn the election results. While much of corporate America condemned the violence, these companies have gone a step further …

Amazon has told Parler it will suspend the company’s AWS hosting services access at midnight (Sunday). According to The Washington Post, users of the site praised Wednesday’s Capitol riot while violating the e-commerce and web hosting giant’s terms of services. Amazon says Parler’s inadequate content-moderation practices was the violation. A …