Amazon to Meet With FTC in Final Push to Avoid Antitrust Suit
- Meeting indicates antitrust suit by US government is imminent
- FTC focusing on Amazon’s marketplace for third-party sellers
Lina Khan
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Amazon.com Inc. will meet with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and the agency’s three other commissioners next week in a final push to avoid an antitrust lawsuit, according to people familiar with the matter.
The FTC, which has been investigating Amazon since 2019 over its online marketplace for third-party sellers, is finalizing a suit against the online retail giant. A meeting between the company and the FTC’s commissioners is often one of the last steps before either suit is filed or a settlement is reached.