Amazon accused of manipulating ad prices; Xi and Putin meet, and more

亚马逊被指控操纵广告价格;习近平与普京会晤,以及其他新闻。

The World in Brief from The Economist

2026-09-01

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America’s consumer-protection regulator and 22 states sued Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant “systematically” overcharges advertisers that promote products on its site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • America's consumer protection regulator and 22 states sued Amazon,

  • alleging the e-commerce giant systematically overcharges advertisers that promote products on its site.

  • The Federal Trade Commission said that, since 2019, Amazon has secretly manipulated minimum advertising prices,

  • which ultimately harm consumers.