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Illinois, Indiana Among 22 States and FTC to Sue Amazon over Inflated Advertising Prices

The complaint says Amazon misled 1.2 million advertising customers and inflated auction prices, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

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The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states, including Illinois and Indiana, filed a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon on Monday claiming that it defrauded advertising customers.
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The FTC is suing Amazon for unlawfully raising $20 billion by rigging its advertising auctions. The company was replacing the actual results with prices that it itself set according to the complaintThe FTC and 22 US states filed a lawsuit against Amazon. They accuse the company of manipulating its advertising auctions to increase its profits illegally. It secretly inflated prices via hidden surcharges, generating more than $20 billion...

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ABC Columbia broke the news in Columbia, United States on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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