4.0% of the period's outflow
monopoly or platform power
Market concentration, antitrust actions, platform gatekeeping.
with sourced evidence in this dimension
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)
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)
Ultimately benefits Walmart Inc. · Walmart → Walmart Inc.
Violation Tracker lists competition: $308.25 million / 3 records.
high severity · regulatory penalty summary · attributed via parent Walmart Inc. · Good Jobs First Violation Tracker (2026-06-02)
Ultimately benefits Amazon.com, Inc. · Amazon Web Services → 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)
Ultimately benefits Alphabet Inc. · Google One → Google LLC → Alphabet Inc.
Violation Tracker lists competition: $193.75 million / 2 records.
high severity · regulatory penalty summary · attributed via parent Alphabet Inc. · Good Jobs First Violation Tracker (2026-06-02)
Ultimately benefits The Walt Disney Company · Hulu → Disney Streaming / Disney Entertainment → The Walt Disney Company
Violation Tracker lists competition: $114.95 million / 3 records.
high severity · regulatory penalty summary · attributed via parent The Walt Disney Company · Good Jobs First Violation Tracker (2026-06-02)
Ultimately benefits Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. · 7-Eleven → 7-Eleven, Inc. → Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
FTC required divestitures as a condition of 7-Eleven parent Seven & i Holdings' acquisition of Sunoco retail fuel outlets, citing local-market competition concerns.
medium severity · regulatory settlement · attributed via parent Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. · Federal Trade Commission (2018-01-18)
Ultimately benefits Visa Inc. · Visa → Visa Inc.
DOJ sued Visa alleging it illegally maintained a monopoly over debit network markets and used its dominance to thwart competition.
high severity · active lawsuit · attributed via parent Visa Inc. · U.S. Department of Justice (2024-09-24)
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