{"slug": "scott-baldwin-ask-ftc-to-investigate-amazon-walmart-ai-over-made-in-usa-fraud", "title": "Scott, Baldwin ask FTC to investigate Amazon, Walmart AI over ‘Made in USA’ fraud detection", "summary": "Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a letter Thursday to FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador requesting an investigation into alleged anticompetitive practices by Amazon and Walmart involving the suppression of \"Made in the USA\" products. The senators' letter asks the FTC to examine how the retailers' AI-driven fraud detection may affect domestic-made goods.", "body_md": "Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fl.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) sent a letter Thursday to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Commissioner Mark Meador surrounding alleged anticompetitive practices by Walmart and Amazon regarding “Made in the USA” products. “We write to request that [the FTC] investigate alleged anticompetitive practices by Amazon and Walmart involving suppression…", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scott-baldwin-ask-ftc-to-investigate-amazon-walmart-ai-over-made-in-usa-fraud", "canonical_source": "https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/6096740-scotts-baldwin-ftc-letter/", "published_at": "2026-09-17 21:12:56+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-17 21:23:33.558405+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["Rick Scott", "Tammy Baldwin", "Federal Trade Commission", "Andrew Ferguson", "Mark Meador", "Amazon", "Walmart"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scott-baldwin-ask-ftc-to-investigate-amazon-walmart-ai-over-made-in-usa-fraud", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scott-baldwin-ask-ftc-to-investigate-amazon-walmart-ai-over-made-in-usa-fraud.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scott-baldwin-ask-ftc-to-investigate-amazon-walmart-ai-over-made-in-usa-fraud.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/scott-baldwin-ask-ftc-to-investigate-amazon-walmart-ai-over-made-in-usa-fraud.jsonld"}}