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
— Karen Weise (@KYWeise) June 12, 2020
Like the California AG inquiry, it does not appear to be in very advanced stages of an investigation
w/ @dmccabe https://t.co/34d7uhgKci
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.
— Marketplace Pulse (@MarketplacePuls) June 12, 2020
"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
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~
— 芳賀勇人 Yuto Haga (@Yuto_gahagaha) June 13, 2020
●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
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