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  "id": 4690194,
  "title": "Sources: the FTC and 20+ state AGs plan to sue Amazon for allegedly making tens of billions over seven years by manipulating ad prices on its retail platform (Dave Michaels/Wall Street Journal)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/sources-the-ftc-and-20-state-ags-plan-to-sue-amazon-for-allegedly",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T18:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/tech/ftc-to-file-lawsuit-alleging-amazon-deceived-advertisers-d71039ee?st=o4WjgG"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Commission and more than 20 states to allege e-commerce giant reaped billions by manipulating ad prices on its retail platform",
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      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "The FTC and 22 state AGs sue Amazon, alleging it overcharged advertisers over $20B since 2019 via hidden surcharges, with costs largely passed on to consumers (Annie Palmer/CNBC)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/the-ftc-and-22-state-ags-sue-amazon-alleging-it-overcharged",
        "published": "2026-08-31T19:50:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}