FTC v. Meta: in opening arguments, FTC lawyers accuse Meta of a “buy-or-bury strategy” to cement a social networking monopoly by buying Instagram and WhatsApp
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The FTC told a US district judge it is still determining who Amazon's competitors are for its 2023 antitrust lawsuit and the list could include Walmart and eBay
Lawyers for the company and the agency appeared Friday before US District Judge John Chun in Seattle to provide a high-level overview …
Meta says it will launch a test in Germany, France, and the US to post eBay listings on Facebook Marketplace, after the EU fined it €798M for abusing dominance
- Company was fined €798 million by EU for abusing dominance — Meta still challenging landmark fine through EU courts
A US judge dismisses a DOJ lawsuit accusing eBay of violating environmental laws by allowing the sale of 100K+ harmful products, citing Section 230 protections
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Onur Aksoy, who pleaded guilty to selling fake Cisco equipment on Amazon and eBay from 2013 to 2022, making over $100M, is sentenced to over six years in prison
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The US DOJ says eBay agreed to pay $59M to settle allegations of violating the Controlled Substances Act by allowing the sale of pill presses and other items
eBay will pay $3M to resolve charges over a harassment campaign by staffers who sent spiders and other disturbing items to those behind the EcommerceBytes blog
Online retailer eBay Inc. will pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over a harassment campaign waged by employees …
Amazon files a motion to dismiss the US FTC's lawsuit, arguing the agency relies on anecdotal evidence and fails to prove that Amazon's practices hurt consumers
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The US DOJ sues eBay for allegedly breaking environmental laws by allowing sales of harmful products, like 343K+ devices that “defeat” vehicle emission controls
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Former eBay executives Jim Baugh and David Harville are sentenced to 57 and 24 months in prison for their roles in a 2019 cyberstalking campaign against critics
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