Published Sep 05, 2023 06:09PM ET Updated Sep 05, 2023 08:10PM ET© Reuters. The logo of Amazon is seen on the company's logistics centre in Boves, near Amiens, France, April 8, 2022. The probe began during former President Donald Trump's administration when the government decided to investigate Amazon, Google (NASDAQ: ), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: ) and Apple (NASDAQ: ) for allegedly breaking antitrust law. Amazon has been criticized for allegedly favoring its own products and disfavoring outside sellers on its platform, among other allegations. FTC chairperson Lina Khan authored a Yale Law Journal article in 2017, in which she said Amazon's structure and practices posed anticompetitive concerns and has escaped antitrust scrutiny.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 05, 2023 23:19 UTC