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  "id": 4713725,
  "title": "FTC sues Amazon for manipulating ad auction prices, seeking $20 billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ftc-sues-amazon-for-manipulating-ad-auction-prices-seeking-20-billion",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-31T21:11:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/ftc-sues-amazon-ad-auction-price-manipulation-083126"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The agency, joined by 22 state attorneys general, alleges Amazon used hidden surcharges dating to 2019 to overcharge advertisers",
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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."
}