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Amazon Accused by FTC of Intentionally Filling Search Results with Junk Ads

Amazon Accused by FTC of Intentionally Filling Search Results with Junk Ads

The FTC has released new documents as part of its antitrust probe into Amazon. The documents reveal that Amazon intentionally packed search results pages with irrelevant ads. Amazon also pressured third-party sellers to offer products at lower prices on its platform. The documents also mention a secret algorithm called “Project Nessie” that Amazon used to …

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Last Week Summary of the Global News

Last Week Summary of the Global News

The Outrage Treadmill: How Easthampton’s Superintendent Search Made Headlines Earlier this year, the town of Easthampton, Mass., made headlines when a candidate for superintendent had their job offer withdrawn over an email salutation. The candidate, former high school principal Vito Perrone, addressed the school committee chairperson and her executive assistant as “Ladies,” which was deemed …

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