FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over alleged ‘hidden surcharges’ for advertisers

The Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of 22 states have filed a lawsuit against Amazon in the Western District of Washington. The complaint alleges that the online retailer misled approximately 1.2 million advertisers over the past seven years. According to the legal action, Amazon secretly inflated costs by imposing hidden surcharges on these advertisers. This coordinated legal effort seeks to address the alleged deceptive pricing practices implemented by the company during this period.