Scoop: The New York attorney general's office is interviewing Amazon workers about workplace conditions and claims of retaliation as part of its probe into the company's labor practices. https://t.co/E4TC9mJuwO

— Annie Palmer (@annierpalmer) June 12, 2020

It’s a bad look for California to be the only state sitting out of a 51 state/territory investigation of Google and then drop this. https://t.co/mCl1UhoLhy

— Luther Lowe (@lutherlowe) June 12, 2020

I’m sure they’ll be investigating supermarkets next https://t.co/RwKFPZ0YND

— Zak Kukoff (@zck) June 12, 2020

One of the chapters of @monopolizedbook is mostly about Amazon third-party sellers. I don't think Amazon stealing data to use for their native products is the main problem, it's the monopoly rents; the 3P market is set up to turn sellers into serfs https://t.co/9EqjlANWwj

— David Dayen (@ddayen) June 12, 2020

Washington State AG's office is also looking into whether Amazon abuses its power over its marketplace sellers, per correspondence we saw

Like the California AG inquiry, it does not appear to be in very advanced stages of an investigation

w/ @dmccabe https://t.co/34d7uhgKci

— Karen Weise (@KYWeise) June 12, 2020

Amazon Said to Be Under Scrutiny in 2 States for Abuse of Power https://t.co/zrbZkuntug

— Zephyr Teachout (@ZephyrTeachout) June 13, 2020

As governments are starting to get more serious about questioning Amazon, big part of that seems to be riding on Amazon’s efforts to build owned brands. I still don’t understand why they exist. Little revenue, a lot of bad press, and now scrutiny. https://t.co/BaWdsQ5mTM

— Juozas Kaziukėnas (@juokaz) June 13, 2020

California Is Examining Amazon’s Business Practices.

"The state’s review focuses at least in part on how Amazon treats sellers in its online marketplace, these people said." https://t.co/UspWeshk55

— Marketplace Pulse (@MarketplacePuls) June 12, 2020

California investigators are looking into Amazon’s business practices, specifically when it comes to third-party sellers https://t.co/nr91KuafbL via @WSJ

— Kate Milani (@KateMilani) June 12, 2020

??アマゾン(AMZN)~反トラスト法~

●2つの役割(Dual Role)
　・プラットフォーム管理者
　・出品(販売)者

●反トラスト法(≒独禁法)違反の疑い
　・出品者からビッグデータ収集
　　→より有利な条件で自社出品？
　　→出品者の競争力を不当に低下？

●年初来株価?37.73%https://t.co/ExScSRTGGo

— 芳賀勇人 Yuto Haga (@Yuto_gahagaha) June 13, 2020

California now examining Amazon's business practices https://t.co/ZM7asgXIAS

— Cathy Roberson (@cmroberson06) June 12, 2020

California's antitrust policy is thinly veiled protectionismhttps://t.co/AEGrejaAcw pic.twitter.com/0REDafYSkj

— Hal (in memory of George Floyd) Singer (@HalSinger) June 12, 2020