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‘Frogs in the boiling water’: The Amazon-FTC case and the myth of ad auction transparency

The regulator accused Amazon of “deceptive and unfair practices,” but the e-commerce giant’s opaque auction dynamics aren’t all that unusual in today’s digital ad market.

evt_785c3c57-7c2b-5edc-b139-7cda38aa85c7 1 independent sources 1 evidence objects Confidence 50% Importance 69.5

Object contract

Event IDevt_785c3c57-7c2b-5edc-b139-7cda38aa85c7
Cluster IDcls_e2652cf1-463c-5b72-ba38-8d482667ee64
Event typeRegulatory action
Status
Primary companyAmazon
Known monetary valueNot disclosed

Explainable ranking

Event Impact30.0
Evidence Strength8.0
Source Quality15.0
Confidence7.5
Freshness7.0
Upstream Relevance2.0

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