Germany goes after Amazon (again), using tougher law

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Germany's Bundeskartellamt is already running two investigations into Amazon, as well as one against Facebook

Germany's antitrust watchdog, the Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt), has launched an investigation into Amazon over the alleged use of anti-competitive practices. The regulator opened the...

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