Trouble for Amazon, Flipkart as CCI doubles down on Big Tech antitrust probe: Here’s what you need to know

India’s antitrust watchdog plans to expedite a restarted probe into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour at Amazon.com and Walmart’s Flipkart, as it intensifies scrutiny of big-tech firms, two people close to the matter said.

The comments come as major US technology firms including Twitter and Facebook are at loggerheads with the government over issues such as data privacy bills and policies some industry executives have called protectionist.

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) initiated a probe in January last year on the basis of a complaint alleging Amazon and Flipkart promoted select sellers on their e-commerce platforms and that deep discounts stifled competition.