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Title: Report: Amazon is likely to face an EU antitrust investigation next
year

Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:45:56 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/report-amaz...

2025 could be a tense year for Amazon. Reuters reports that, according to its
sources, Amazon ΓÇ£will likelyΓÇ¥ be investigated by the European Union (EU)
for violating the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by allegedly promoting and
offering its own products ahead of others in its online store.

The decision to launch the investigation will be made by incoming EU
antitrust chief Teresa Ribera. Her term will start next month following
outgoing chief Margrethe Vestager, who is stepping down after serving two
terms.

Amazon denies that it violated the DMA. The EUΓÇÖs antitrust regulators
launched an investigation into Apple, Meta and Google in March over issues
such as fees and preferential presentation of its own apps on its online
stores. The European Commission also hinted that it might be looking into
AmazonΓÇÖs business practices under the new laws.

The DMA took effect last year and establishes criteria for large online
platforms to ΓÇ£behave in a far way online and leave room for
contestability,ΓÇ¥ according to the EUΓÇÖs website. The guidelines prevent
big tech companies like Amazon from giving preferential treatment to their
own products and services on their platforms.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-
tech/report-amazon-is-likely-to-face-an-eu-antitrust-investigation-next-year-
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