Growing scrutiny
Regulators around the world are examining Amazon’s business practices, specifically the way it looks at information from businesses that sell goods on its site and uses it to create its own Amazon-branded products. Bezos said at a hearing before Congress last summer that even though Amazon had a policy preventing employees from accessing seller data, he couldn t guarantee that the policy wasn t being violated.
Tech giants have enjoyed light-touch regulation and star status for decades in Washington, but calls for greater scrutiny have been growing. The U.S. government has slapped two Big Tech companies – Google and Facebook – with antitrust lawsuits.
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I do not expect a big change, GlobalData managing editor Neil Saunders told Insider.
However, just because Amazon s strategy is not changing significantly does not mean that Jassy will not face challenges of his own. This week, Insider spoke with five experts on the tests Jassy will face when he officially becomes CEO in the third quarter.
Here are the three biggest problems that experts believe Jassy will be forced to tackle.
1. Antitrust investigations Bezos speaking with Congress on antitrust investigations in July. Mandel Ngan-Pool/Getty Images
Saunders said he believes that Jassy s biggest long-term challenge will be potential antitrust investigations. Bezos was called to testify before Congress in July, as part of an investigation into tech giants control over the market.