A sign sits outside the Amazon.com Inc. fulfilment centre in Tilbury, U.K. on Friday, July 12, 2019. By offering 12 extra hours of deals during this year's Prime Day, Amazon will pull in nearly 50% more in sales, according to an estimate from Coresight Research. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
BRUSSELS: While the US Congress talks about reining in big tech companies, Europe is taking action.
The European Union said July 17 it is investigating whether Amazon uses data from independent retailers to gain an unfair advantage, a decision that could lead to changes in how the Internet’s biggest marketplace works.
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