{"id":354479,"date":"2021-10-18T16:56:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T13:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeff-bezos-may-have-lied-to-congress-about-amazon-practices-reps\/"},"modified":"2021-10-18T16:56:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T13:56:22","slug":"jeff-bezos-may-have-lied-to-congress-about-amazon-practices-reps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-bezos-may-have-lied-to-congress-about-amazon-practices-reps\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeff Bezos may have lied to Congress about Amazon practices: reps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jeff Bezos may have lied to Congress about Amazon practices: reps<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Jeff Bezos \u201cmay have lied to Congress\u201d about Amazon\u2019s business practices when he said that the company doesn\u2019t use data from third-party sellers to develop its own products, according to a scathing letter from a group of bipartisan legislators.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> comes after a Reuters investigation published last Wednesday showed that Amazon tracked search and sales data from third-party sellers to help develop its own private label products in India \u2014 a practice that Bezos denied engaging in when he testified to Congress under oath in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Citing the Reuters reporting, a group of Congresspeople including Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Ken Buck (R-Colo) sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Sunday threatening to ask the Department of Justice to open a criminal probe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt best, this reporting confirms that Amazon\u2019s representatives misled the Committee,\u201d wrote the lawmakers in a copy of the letter shared with The Post. \u201cAt worst, it demonstrates that they may have lied to Congress in possible violation of federal criminal law.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/1Letter-Amazon-Misrepresentations-10_15_21-For-Signature-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=862\" alt=\"The bipartisan letter\" class=\"wp-image-19835542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/1Letter-Amazon-Misrepresentations-10_15_21-For-Signature-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1724 1724w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/1Letter-Amazon-Misrepresentations-10_15_21-For-Signature-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1293 1293w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/1Letter-Amazon-Misrepresentations-10_15_21-For-Signature-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=862 862w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/1Letter-Amazon-Misrepresentations-10_15_21-For-Signature-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=431 431w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/1Letter-Amazon-Misrepresentations-10_15_21-For-Signature-1-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\"\/><figcaption>A group of lawmakers, including Reps. Jerry Nadler and Ken Buck, sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy threatening to ask the Department of Justice to open a criminal probe.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">US Congress<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe strongly encourage you to make use of this opportunity to correct the record and provide the Committee with sworn, truthful, and accurate responses to this request as we consider whether a referral of this matter to the Department of Justice for criminal investigation is <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate,\u201d added the legislators, which also included Reps. David Cicilline (D-RI), Pramila Jayapal (D-CA) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The lawmakers also cited <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/amazon-scooped-up-data-from-its-own-sellers-to-launch-competing-products-11587650015\">reporting from the Wall Street Journal<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/themarkup.org\/amazons-advantage\/2021\/10\/14\/amazon-puts-its-own-brands-first-above-better-rated-products\">the Markup about Amazon\u2019s private-label business<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An Amazon spokesperson denied that Bezos lied to Congress and said <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> reports on the matter were inaccurate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-03-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies via video conference.\" class=\"wp-image-19835603\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-03-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-03-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-03-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-03-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-03-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies via video conference.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Graeme Jennings\/Pool via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAmazon and its executives did not mislead the committee, and we have denied and sought to correct the record on the inaccurate media articles in question,\u201d the spokesperson said in an email to The Post. \u201cAs we have previously stated, we have an internal policy, which goes beyond that of any other retailer\u2019s policy that we\u2019re aware of, that prohibits the use of individual seller data to develop Amazon private label products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to bashing Bezos, the lawmakers\u2019 letter also names Amazon\u2019s associate <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> counsel Nate Sutton, who testified in 2019 \u2014 as well as general counsel David Zapolsky and public policy vice president Brian Huseman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-nypost-medium-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"322\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322\" alt=\"Jeff Bezos\" class=\"wp-image-19835009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=644 644w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=483 483w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=322 322w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=161 161w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/bezos-lied-congress-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\"\/><figcaption>An Amazon spokesperson denied that Jeff Bezos lied to Congress and said media reports on the matter were inaccurate.\u00a0<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Statements made by all four executives have been contradicted by recent media reports, the lawmakers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When Bezos testified in Congress last year, he said the e-commerce giant has a rule prohibiting its employees from using data on third-party sellers to help its private-label business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we found someone violated it, we would take action,\u201d said Bezos, who was Amazon CEO at the time but has since stepped down.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon is currently squaring off against antitrust regulators in the US, European Union and India, who are all investigating the company for allegedly using its size to squash competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the US, Federal Trade Commission chief Lina Khan wrote in a 2017 paper that Amazon\u2019s private-brand business raises competition concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is third-party sellers who bear the initial costs and uncertainties when introducing new products; by merely spotting them, Amazon gets to sell products only once their success has been tested,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThe anticompetitive implications here seem clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amazon, meanwhile, has\u00a0called on Khan to recuse herself from any investigations of the company\u00a0because she has written critically about it in the past.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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