US politics
Business InsiderTech titans on trial: Amazon and Google square off with the US government in separate cases
"In a Virginia federal court, Google is squaring off with the Department of Justice over potential fixes to its digital advertising business after a judge found the tech behemoth holds an illegal monopoly in certain online adtech markets. On the other side of the country, Amazon is on trial in a Seattle federal court over the Federal Trade Commission's accusations that the e-commerce giant "knowingly duped" millions of consumers into Amazon Prime subscriptions."
"The FTC's lawsuit, filed in 2023, stemmed from a Business Insider investigation that found Amazon was internally aware its users found the Prime cancellation process confusing, but its executives shelved proposals to fix it. Jury selection in the FTC v. Amazon trial begins on Monday, and opening arguments are scheduled to start on Tuesday. According to the FTC lawsuit, Amazon used deceptive user interface designs to fool users into getting and renewing their Amazon Prime subscriptions."
Google is facing the Department of Justice in a Virginia federal court over its digital advertising operations after a judge found the company holds an illegal monopoly in certain online adtech markets. The DOJ is seeking remedies that could include breaking up Google's adtech business. Amazon is facing the Federal Trade Commission in a Seattle federal court on accusations that the company knowingly duped millions of consumers into Amazon Prime subscriptions using deceptive user interface designs. The FTC's 2023 lawsuit cites a Business Insider investigation and internal records showing executives shelved proposals to simplify Prime cancellation. Jury selection and opening arguments are scheduled to begin soon.