The European Commission launched an antitrust investigation against Amazon last year and today it published the preliminary findings. Amazon has breached EU antitrust rules “by distorting competition in online retail markets”. These findings relate specifically to Amazon’s activities in Germany and France. The core issue is Amazon’s dual nature – it’s a marketplace where other companies can sell their products, but it’s also a maker itself and has competing products. In its position as a marketplace, Amazon was able to collect statistics on how many items of a certain category were...
Source: https://www.gsmarena.com/european_commissions_preliminary_findings_suggest_amazon_breached_eus_antitrust_rules-news-46217.php
