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The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed an updated complaint against Amazon with unredacted details of an alleged scheme to manipulate its online search advertising auction, the FTC said on November 5, 2026. The filing alleges that Amazon used deceptive and unfair practices to secretly inflate advertising prices. The newly unredacted material says the alleged manipulation of auction results was meant to meet corporate financial targets. The excerpt gives no response from Amazon and no market reaction.