State AGs call on Amazon, Facebook and others to prevent coronavirus price gouging
The coalition, led by Pennsylvania's Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro, sent a letter to the companies saying they "have an ethical obligation and patriotic duty to help your fellow citizens in this time of need by doing everything in your power to stop price gouging in real-time." Attorneys general from California, Colorado and the District of Columbia were among those involved in the effort.
The letters acknowledge that platforms have already taken steps to remove some of the price-gouged products on their sites, but says consumers were already harmed by their presence. The attorneys general urge the companies to take proactive measures to prevent price-gouging on their sites, "[r]ather than playing whack-a-mole."
Amazon has taken steps to punish sellers on its platform that have sought to profit off fear-induced buying during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. The company
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