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EU charges Amazon over anti-competitive use of merchant data

Preliminary conclusion found that Amazon has ‘illegally abused’ its dominant position in Germany and France

European Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager.
European Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager. Photo: Olivier Hoslet/Getty Images

The EU’s antitrust division has levied formal charges against Amazon for alleged misuse of data gathered from third-party merchants on its platform, after launching an investigation of the matter in 2019.

Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager told reporters on 10 November that a preliminary conclusion found Amazon has “illegally abused” its dominant position in Germany and France, distorting competition in online retail markets.

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