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Amazon continued to enforce illegal price policies despite officially removing them, California AG says in unredacted complaint

( April 14, 2023, 23:03 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Amazon continued to pressure merchants on its marketplace not to sell their products at lower prices elsewhere despite officially removing the contractual provision in 2019, California's attorney general said in a lawsuit filed in September but with portions newly unredacted today. The complaint quotes Amazon employees discussing pricing policies, and an internal document that appears to show the tech giant's awareness that sellers live "in constant fear" that their accounts will be suspended. Amazon calls this policy of suppressing lower prices on other websites "channel management" or "channel optimization," the lawsuit alleges.Press statement follows. Complaint with newly unsealed portions attached....

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