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* European Governments Crack Down On Self-Preferencing Behavior From Big Tech | * European Governments Crack Down On Self-Preferencing Behavior From Big Tech | ||
* The Italian government fined Amazon $1.3 billion for breaking antitrust law by self- preferencing – incentivizing third-party merchants to use it proprietary fulfillment system. | * The Italian government fined Amazon $1.3 billion for breaking antitrust law by self- preferencing – incentivizing third-party merchants to use it proprietary fulfillment system.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/business/amazon-italy-fine.html</ref> | ||
** In addition to the fine, Italian regulators ordered Amazon to offer third-party merchants the same sales and visibility opportunities as merchants using its fulfillment service. | ** In addition to the fine, Italian regulators ordered Amazon to offer third-party merchants the same sales and visibility opportunities as merchants using its fulfillment service. | ||
** The Washington Post observed that the penalty was “among the most severe levied against a tech giant.” | ** The Washington Post observed that the penalty was “among the most severe levied against a tech giant.” | ||
* Two European Union investigations remain ongoing into Amazon’s efforts to push sellers to its proprietary fulfillment service and into its misuse of merchant data to boost its own products. | * Two European Union investigations remain ongoing into Amazon’s efforts to push sellers to its proprietary fulfillment service and into its misuse of merchant data to boost its own products.<ref>https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2021/12/italy-fines-amazon-113b-for-abusing-market-dominance-3992853</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:40, 23 February 2022
Self-preferencing as a harm to consumers
- European Governments Crack Down On Self-Preferencing Behavior From Big Tech
- The Italian government fined Amazon $1.3 billion for breaking antitrust law by self- preferencing – incentivizing third-party merchants to use it proprietary fulfillment system.[1]
- In addition to the fine, Italian regulators ordered Amazon to offer third-party merchants the same sales and visibility opportunities as merchants using its fulfillment service.
- The Washington Post observed that the penalty was “among the most severe levied against a tech giant.”
- Two European Union investigations remain ongoing into Amazon’s efforts to push sellers to its proprietary fulfillment service and into its misuse of merchant data to boost its own products.[2]
