Tim Bray
Amazon may be in fairly big legal trouble here: https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/amazon-busted-for-widespread-price?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=11524&post_id=189053872&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=wabr&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy

California Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged Amazon led a price-fixing conspiracy of online retailers to inflate prices across the entire economy. And he's demanding an immediate halt.

BIG by Matt Stoller
Feb 25 at 6:06amWeb
Show threadPaul BarnfatherFeb 25
I wonder if they also do this in the EU? Price fixing is utterly illegal here - with huge fines if found guilty...
Show threadsOlOw-NHFeb 25

@timbray

Democracy dies while capitalism thrives

"Amazon earned $426 billion of revenue in its 2025 North America online shopping business, which is about $3000 for every household in America"

Show threadJocelynephiliac Feb 25
@timbray they'll pay a fine and continue on 😒
Show threadThelmadonnaFeb 25
@timbray Go get ‘em, Bonta. Amazon’s been grifting since Day 1.
Show threadEdjoFeb 26
@timbray @pluralistic
Show threadunattributed 𓂃✍︎Feb 26

@timbray Hope his evidence is really damn good.  There's only seven successful price fixing lawsuits since the 1990's in the US.

U.S. Price Fixzing Lawsuits

List of price fixing cases - Wikipedia

Show threadRichardFeb 26
@timbray
I'm sure they will blame AI, say sorry and that they will fix it.
Show threadGreg JohnstonFeb 26
@timbray #BoycottAmazon