US sues Amazon for breaking antitrust law and harming consumers

The US Federal Trade Commission filed a long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com on Tuesday, charging the online retailer with harming consumers with higher prices in the latest US government legal action aimed at breaking Big Tech’s dominance of the internet.

The lawsuit had been expected after years of complaints that Amazon.com and other tech giants abused their dominance of search, social media and online retailing to become gate keepers on the most lucrative aspects of the internet.

Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment.