The FTC is investigating Amazon (AMZN.US) and Google (GOOGL.US) search advertising businesses.

According to the Zhitong Finance APP, it was revealed by sources that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the United States is investigating Amazon (AMZN.US) and Google (GOOGL.US), focusing on whether the two companies have misleading or insufficient disclosure in their advertising terms and pricing mechanisms, including whether they have not informed advertisers about the minimum price setting of search ads and internal price increase details.