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Federal regulators accuse Amazon executives of deleting messages

The Federal Trade Commission is accusing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and others of using disappearing messaging apps to conceal potential evidence in the agency’s landmark antitrust case.

The Federal Trade Commission is accusing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other top company executives of using disappearing messaging apps such as Signal to conceal potential evidence in the agency’s ongoing antitrust case against the e-commerce behemoth. The agency, which first accused Amazon of intentionally deleting messages in its original antitrust complaint last fall, is now asking a U.S. District Court judge to order the company to turn over documents related to its handling of data. It’s the latest salvo in a landmark case in which the FTC is arguing that Amazon abused its dominance of e-commerce to squeeze merchants and bury rivals, leading to higher prices for customers.

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