US senator urges criminal probe of Amazon 'predatory data practices'

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Accuses online retailer of building a monopoly.

US senator urges criminal probe of Amazon 'predatory data practices'
Senator Josh Hawley urged the United States Justice Department on Tuesday to open a criminal probe of Amazon, saying the online retailer was building a monopoly using "predatory data practices" on vendors using its platform. Hawley, a Republican who has been critical of big tech platforms like ...

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