The U.S. sues Amazon again

Federal regulators and 22 states allege that the tech giant made billions by manipulating how much brands and sellers paid for ads on its platform.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5019x3346+0+0/resize/5019x3346!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F2a%2F8bf037bc4ac199f48fad8be7e6a3%2Fgettyimages-2226978128.jpg' alt='Federal regulators sued Amazon, alleging the tech giant overcharged advertisers on its platform.'/><p>Federal regulators and 22 states allege that the tech giant made billions by manipulating how much brands and sellers paid for ads on its platform.</p><p>(Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5950482' />