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Amazon used algorithm to test how much it could raise prices: FTC | PAPPP's Rambling

Amazon used algorithm to test how much it could raise prices: FTC

Posted on 2023-10-03 by pappp

Source: Hacker News

Article note: ...plausibly deniable [algorithmic collusion? predatory pricing?] Like the old plague of "trivial process _on a computer_ counts as patent-able" patents, we have "Antisocial behavior _on a computer_ doesn't count as prosecute-able" dodges.

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