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Italian Antitrust Fines Amazon for 1.128 Bn Euros Over Abuse of Market Dominance

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Yusuf Balogun
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Yusuf is a fresh law graduate and freelance journalist with a special interest in tech reporting. He joined the tech sphere in 2019 and has written several articles. He believes in tech innovations as an aspiring health law expert, in the future, Yusuf hopes to use the same for solving global health challenges.

Today, December 9th, the Italian Competition and Market Authority (AGCM) announced on its official website that the agency would sanction Amazon 1.128 billion euros for abusing its market position. According to the Italian Competition and Market Authority, Amazon’s service and logistical methods have affected other market participants.

It’s worth noting that Amazon and Apple were fined more than 200 million euros (225 million dollars) by the Italian competition regulator last month.

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On the grounds that the limits they imposed, which imposed fines on sellers of Apple and Beats items, violated EU legislation, the regulator ordered Apple to pay 134.5 million euros and eCommerce giant Amazon to pay 68.7 million euros.

Then both Apple and Amazon stated that they intend to appeal the penalty. Amazon stated in a second statement that it strongly disagrees with the Italian authority’s decision and that the proposed fine is disproportionate and unwarranted.

“We reject the suggestion that Amazon benefits by excluding sellers from our store since our business model relies on their success. As a result of the agreement, Italian customers can find the latest Apple and Beats products on our store, benefiting from a catalog that more than doubled, with better deals and faster shipping.” – Amazon

While Apple in denying the wrongdoing, said: “To ensure our customers purchase genuine products, we work closely with our reseller partners and have dedicated teams of experts around the world who work with law enforcement, customs, and merchants to ensure only genuine Apple products are being sold.”

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