The issue of price-gouging on online platforms has become a hot topic among law enforcement agencies, officials and lawmakers as panicked consumers look to stock up on essential items during the outbreak. — Reuters
WASHINGTON: A group of 32 US states has a message for the nation's leading online platforms: You are not doing enough to stop price gouging amid the coronavirus crisis.
In a letter sent on March 25 to Amazon.com Inc, Walmart Inc, Facebook Inc and eBay Inc a bipartisan group of US attorneys general outlined specific steps it wants the online platforms to take to end this practice.
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