Economic justice advocates applauded on Tuesday as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 17 states filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Seattle-based Amazon.com for allegedly illegally dominating the online retail economy at the expense of consumers.
"Freedom of commerce is a fundamental liberty of American democracy," declared Open Markets Institute executive director Barry Lynn in response to the suit. "Today the FTC took a first step to restoring the liberty of every individual and business who relies on essential internet platforms to exchange goods, services and ideas with one another."
