FTC to Sue Amazon Over Online Marketplace

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The Federal trade Commission is planning to sue Amazon's core online marketplace. This is according to Bloomberg, the FTC is alleging that Amazon uses its power to reward online merchants that use Amazon's own logistics services and punishes those who don't. This is one of several actions the agency is taking against the retailer including an investigation into Amazon's $1.7 billion deal to acquire roomba and the FTC is also claiming in a lawsuit that Amazon tricked users into subscribing into Prime.