On 10 November 2020, the European Commission sent a Statement of Objections to Amazon for the use of non-public independent seller data, and opened a second investigation into Amazon’s e-commerce business practices. The Commission disclosed the fact that it takes issue with Amazon systematically relying on non-public business data of independent sellers who sell on its marketplace, to the benefit of Amazon’s own retail business, which directly competes with these third-party sellers. ^[1]Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Amazon for the use of non-public independent seller data and opens second investigation into its e-commerce business practices, 10 November 2020.