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  "id": 4759865,
  "title": "US FTC sues Amazon over alleged hidden ad charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/us-ftc-sues-amazon-over-alleged-hidden-ad-charges",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-01T01:11:46.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.techinasia.com/news/ftc-sues-amazon-alleged-hidden-ad-charges"
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  "summary": "Sponsored Products advertisers reportedly paid their full winning bid nearly 80% of the time.",
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      {
        "outlet": "CNBC Technology",
        "title": "FTC sues Amazon, accusing the ecommerce giant of misleading advertisers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/ftc-sues-amazon-accusing-the-ecommerce-giant-of-misleading-advertisers",
        "published": "2026-08-31T18:53:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Amazon says the FTC's complaint over Sponsored Ads cites no evidence of consumer price increases or advertiser harm, and misunderstands how advertisers operate (About Amazon)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/amazon-says-the-ftcs-complaint-over-sponsored-ads-cites-no-evidence",
        "published": "2026-08-31T20:30:03.000Z"
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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."
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