Sen. Warren Asks FTC, DOJ to Probe Amazon Algorithms

The FTC and DOJ should investigate how Amazon's “search and sponsorship algorithms may be misleading customers” seeking FDA-authorized products during the pandemic, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wrote in a letter disclosed Monday. She urged the agencies to use authority granted by the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act to probe how Amazon is promoting sponsored products like masks that aren’t FDA-authorized even when customers search for FDA-approved products. The agencies and company didn’t comment.