FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over alleged secret ad surcharge scheme

CBS News•Mon, Aug 31, 2026, 07:22 PM•2 min read

Regulators allege that sellers and brands were overcharged by tens of billions of dollars through secretly inflated ad prices.

Source: [CBS News](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ftc-22-states-sue-amazon-alleged-ad-scheme/)

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