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Amazon and Google face UK CMA probe over fake reviews
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The UK’s competition watchdog, the CMA, has opened another investigation into Big Tech — this one targeted at Amazon and Google over how well they handle (or, well, don’t) fake reviews. The Competition and Markets Authority has taken an interest in online reviews for several years, as far back as 2015. It also went after […]
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Amazon may have lied to Congress about its business practices, lawmakers say
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Five members of the House Judiciary Committee have accused (PDF) Amazon’s top executives of either misleading or blatantly lying to it about its business practices and said they are considering an investigation following publication of two damning reports last week. Reuters and the Markup reported last week that Amazon uses the data of third-party sellers on its […]
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Amazon must pay $2M and end program after price-fixing investigation by Washington AG
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Amazon must pay $2.25 million and permanently shut down a previously suspended sales program, following an investigation and lawsuit by the attorney general of Washington alleging it was essentially price fixing. “Sold By Amazon” basically worked like this. Amazon would contact a third-party seller and they would agree on a minimum price for an item. […]
Topics: shut, amazon, pricefixing, end, program, ag, sellers, products, pay, profits, sold, investigation, 2m, price, washington, ags, techcrunch. -
Flipkart CEO Binny Bansal resigns over allegations of ‘serious personal misconduct’
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Flipkart, the India-based e-commerce firm owned by Walmart, has lost its Group CEO Binny Bansal after he resigned from the company following an investigation into “serious personal misconduct.” Bansal founded Flipkart in 2007 with Sachin Bansal (no relation) and had served as its CEO since 2016, before going on to become CEO of the Flipkart […]
Topics: sachin, bansal, key, personal, serious, walmart, misconduct, ceo, krishnamurthy, investigation, tiger, allegations, flipkart, binny, resigns. -
India orders investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices by Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart
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India ordered a large-scale investigation into Flipkart and Amazon India on Monday after a retail trade group alleged that the e-commerce giants were indulging in anti-competitive practices to gain a foothold in the country. Competition Commission of India (CCI), the local antitrust body, highlighted a wide gamut of issues, including the arrangements between smartphone vendors […]
Topics: traders, ecommerce, small, spokesperson, orders, cci, walmarts, alleged, investigation, practices, ordered, techcrunch, flipkart, anticompetitive, india, amazon. -
India police charge Amazon executives in marijuana smuggling case
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Police in Madhya Pradesh, a central state in India, have registered a case against executive directors of Amazon India in connection with alleged use of the e-commerce marketplace for smuggling of marijuana in the South Asian market, they said Saturday evening. The police didn’t disclose how many senior executives they had charged, but said it […]
Topics: law, state, smuggling, ecommerce, techcrunch, india, amazon, executives, products, case, marijuana, cooperating, retail, investigation, charge, required. -
Overstock CEO resigns after ‘deep state’ comments
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Overstock announced today that CEO Patrick Byrne has resigned from his role as chief executive and board member. Another board member, Jonathan Johnson, will be taking over as Overstock’s interim CEO. This follows the company’s eyebrow-raising press release earlier this month titled “Overstock.com CEO Comments on Deep State, Withholds Further Comment,” in which Byrne said […]
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Tax investigation looms for private German platform traders
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As of next spring, German individuals who engage in significant trading on platforms may face scrutiny from tax authorities. This is a result of the new European Platform Tax Transparency Act.The Brussels-based law establishes comprehensive reporting obligations for digital platforms to combat tax evasion and prevent black market trading. While…
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