{"id":87457,"date":"2024-11-21T23:03:19","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T23:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/21\/amazon-is-likely-to-face-an-eu-antitrust-investigation-next-year\/"},"modified":"2024-11-21T23:03:19","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T23:03:19","slug":"amazon-is-likely-to-face-an-eu-antitrust-investigation-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/21\/amazon-is-likely-to-face-an-eu-antitrust-investigation-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon is likely to face an EU antitrust investigation next year"},"content":{"rendered":"


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2025 could be a tense year for Amazon. <\/em><\/a> reports that, according to its sources, Amazon \u201cwill likely\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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 <\/a>, who is stepping down after serving two terms.<\/p>\n

Amazon denies that it violated the DMA. The EU\u2019s antitrust regulators launched an investigation into <\/a> 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 Amazon\u2019s business practices under the new laws.<\/p>\n

<\/a> took effect last year and establishes criteria for large online platforms to \u201cbehave in a far way online and leave room for contestability,\u201d according to the EU\u2019s website. The guidelines prevent big tech companies like Amazon from giving preferential treatment to their own products and services on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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