Aug 31 : Amazon.com illegally raised prices for advertisers by surreptitiously raising the minimum price required to place ads that promote their products, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed in federal court Monday.The agency, joined by a bipartisan group of 22 U.S. states, said Amaz

The lawsuit covers a seven-year window of time and involves over 20 state attorney generals.

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.