monopoly or platform power

Market concentration, antitrust actions, platform gatekeeping.

1 month 3 months 6 months 12 months
Your spend touching this concern
$468.70

2.2% of the period's outflow

Merchants involved
2

with sourced evidence in this dimension

Amazon $337.88 · 14 txns

Ultimately benefits Amazon.com, Inc. · Amazon → Amazon.com, Inc.

FTC and state attorneys general sued Amazon alleging it illegally maintains monopoly power in online superstore and online marketplace services markets.

high severity · active lawsuit · attributed via parent Amazon.com, Inc. · Federal Trade Commission (2023-09-26)

APPLE.COM BILL INST XFER PAYPAL ACH WEB $130.82 · 6 txns

Ultimately benefits Apple Inc. · Apple → Apple Inc.

Violation Tracker lists competition: $653.75 million / 3 records.

high severity · regulatory penalty summary · attributed via parent Apple Inc. · Good Jobs First Violation Tracker (2026-06-02)

Honest limits: only researched merchants (53 dossiers so far) can surface here, evidence is dated and owner-level records don't prove the parent owned the subsidiary at the time of every violation. This is decision support, not a moral verdict. Back to Spending Values