Amazon to Appeal Italian Antitrust Fine Despite Reduction

January 14, 2026

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN, Financials) isn’t letting go of a long-running legal fight in Italy even after a court lowered the massive fine it faced for alleged antitrust violations.

The penalty, originally set at 1.13 billion in 2021, was reduced to 752.4 million ($876 million) by an Italian court earlier this week. Regulators had accused Amazon of using its market dominance to give unfair advantages to sellers using its logistics services.

But Amazon says it shouldn’t have been fined at all and plans to appeal the decision, according to Italian newspaper MF. Interestingly, Italy’s competition authority also plans to appeal the court’s move to cut the fine, meaning the case is far from over.

The dispute highlights Europe’s tougher stance toward U.S. tech giants and their control over online marketplaces. For Amazon, it’s another reminder that its logistics dominance a key part of its global strategy continues to draw regulatory pushback.

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Amazon to Appeal Italian Antitrust Fine Despite Reduction

January 14, 2026

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN, Financials) isn’t letting go of a long-running legal fight in Italy even after a court lowered the massive fine it faced for alleged antitrust violations.

The penalty, originally set at 1.13 billion in 2021, was reduced to 752.4 million ($876 million) by an Italian court earlier this week. Regulators had accused Amazon of using its market dominance to give unfair advantages to sellers using its logistics services.

But Amazon says it shouldn’t have been fined at all and plans to appeal the decision, according to Italian newspaper MF. Interestingly, Italy’s competition authority also plans to appeal the court’s move to cut the fine, meaning the case is far from over.

The dispute highlights Europe’s tougher stance toward U.S. tech giants and their control over online marketplaces. For Amazon, it’s another reminder that its logistics dominance a key part of its global strategy continues to draw regulatory pushback.

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Amazon to Appeal Italian Antitrust Fine Despite Reduction

January 14, 2026

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN, Financials) isn’t letting go of a long-running legal fight in Italy even after a court lowered the massive fine it faced for alleged antitrust violations.

The penalty, originally set at 1.13 billion in 2021, was reduced to 752.4 million ($876 million) by an Italian court earlier this week. Regulators had accused Amazon of using its market dominance to give unfair advantages to sellers using its logistics services.

But Amazon says it shouldn’t have been fined at all and plans to appeal the decision, according to Italian newspaper MF. Interestingly, Italy’s competition authority also plans to appeal the court’s move to cut the fine, meaning the case is far from over.

The dispute highlights Europe’s tougher stance toward U.S. tech giants and their control over online marketplaces. For Amazon, it’s another reminder that its logistics dominance a key part of its global strategy continues to draw regulatory pushback.

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