OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:

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Washington joins FTC lawsuit alleging Amazon inflated ad pricing

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A new lawsuit filed today by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 22 states, including Washington, alleges that Amazon has for years artificially inflated the prices of ads on its e-commerce platform and misrepresented how the company sets ad prices.