FTC accuses Jeff Bezos, Andy Jessy and others of deleting chats amid antitrust investigation

Neowin— The FTC alleges that founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy destroyed messages discussing business matters to erase potential evidence amid the FTC's ongoing antitrust investigation against Amazon.

TechSpot—FTC accuses Jeff Bezos and Amazon CEO Jassy of using auto-deleting messages to obstruct antitrust case. The FTC said in a court filing last week that the execs used encrypted messaging platform Signal between April 2019 and May 2022. They're also accused of using the disappearing messages feature in the app that ensured the messages weren't retained, writes Bloomberg.Read Entire Article

Tech Times—FTC Alleges Bezos, Jassy Destroyed Text Messages Amid Antitrust Probe. Amid the FTC's investigation into allegations of antitrust violations against Amazon, prominent figures within the company have come under scrutiny, including Jeff Bezos.

Silicon Republic—FTC claims Amazon used Signal to delete antitrust evidence. The FTC is concerned that evidence related to its massive lawsuit against Amazon has been lost and claims that Jeff Bezos was a 'heavy user' of the Signal app. : FTC claims Amazon used Signal to delete antitrust evidence