FTC accuses Amazon of running a ‘secret ad surcharge scheme’ in new lawsuit

Center-Left: <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazons-stock-slips-as-the-ftc-alleges-billions-of-dollars-in-hidden-ad-fees-4ae44ee4?mod=mw_rss_topstories" rel="noopener nofollow">Amazon’s stock slips as the FTC alleges billions of dollars in hidden ad fees — www.marketwatch.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/986982/amazon-advertising-prices-ftc-lawsuit" rel="noopener nofollow">FTC lawsuit alleges Amazon has been ‘secretly and systematically’ overcharging for ads — www.theverge.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2248170/amazon-is-sued-by-the-ftc-and-22-states-for-secretly-overcharging-advertisers-since-2019/" rel="noopener nofollow">Amazon is sued by the FTC and 22 states for &#39;secretly&#39; overcharging advertisers since 2019 — www.engadget.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/31/amazon-ftc-lawsuit-advertisers.html" rel="noopener nofollow">FTC sues Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of misleading advertisers — www.cnbc.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgy91nvy27o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss" rel="noopener nofollow">Amazon rigged $20bn worth of ad prices, US lawsuit alleges — www.bbc.com
Right: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/tech/trump-truth-data-centers-vance" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump drops divisive &#39;Truth&#39; bomb about data centers, and even some MAGA voters won&#39;t be happy — www.theblaze.com

Source: techcrunch.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Center · Published: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:20:25 GMT

Amazon is facing a new lawsuit from the FTC and 22 states for allegedly secretly charging businesses more for advertising.