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Amazon stock falls as the US government sues the online retail giant in a landmark monopoly case

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FTC Commissioner nominee Lina M. Khan testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, April 21, 2021.

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Amazon is facing a lawsuit from the FTC and 17 US states. They say it's stifling competition and keeping prices high.

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Amazon is facing a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states.

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FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan reportedly had to write her credit card number on a piece of paper to check in at the MGM Grand when its computers were down in the cyberattack

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Lina Khan was reportedly asked to write down credit card information when MGM's systems were down due to a cyberattack.

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Elon Musk's X is a 'chaotic environment' that raises serious questions about its data-privacy practices, DOJ says

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A temporary X sign at the company's San Francisco headquarters.

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Please, Lina Khan, don't make Hollywood's crisis worse

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Lina Khan during a Senate meeting in April 2021.
Lina Khan.

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Washington is fueling a 'war on business' as it cracks down on mergers and acquisitions, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers says

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Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

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Amazon saved children's voices recorded by Alexa even after parents asked for it to be deleted. Now it's paying a $25 million fine.

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An Amazon Alexa device

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How Disney, Netflix, and more streaming companies are fighting FTC's 'click to cancel' proposal

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Brian Cox in HBO's "Succession."

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A group of scammers cheated student-loan borrowers out of $12 million by misleading them about repayment programs and 'loan forgiveness that did not exist,' a federal watchdog says

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The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building.

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FTC says Meta misled parents and failed to protect children using Facebook's Messenger Kids app

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The Federal Trade Commission alleged Meta violated a 2020 privacy order with its policies regarding the Messenger Kids app.

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