Florida. I recognize the gentleman from north dakota for five minutes. Bezos, my colleagues brought up they were discussing thirdparty sellers this policy specifically noted possible loopholes that allow amazon to review nonpublic and aggregate data to inform private rams even in instances where there are only a few thirdparty sellers. Where exactly does amazon draw the line . Data would bee more than one seller . The person seeing the report would have no way of knowing how rs are inside that group or what the breakdown would be between those sellers. That is different from a list or product ranking which we do make public. Does amazon allow the use of aggregate data to inform private label amazon brands when there only a few sellers for a product . Does amazon look at i could dictate up when there are only two sellers of a product . Yes, sir. Isand my correct amazon conducting an internal investigation on the use of thirdparty data . Are basically trying to understand some of the ane
Industry. They took questions about the use of thirdparty seller data and allegations of anticonservative bias. The subcommittee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. Welcome to todays hearing on marketing power. Amazon, apple, facebook, and google. I would like to remind members we have established a distribution list dedicated to circulating specific motions or other written materials members might want as part of our hearing today. If you would like to submit materials, submit them to the email address distributed to your offices. We will circulate materials as quickly as we can. Thatld also remind members face coverings are required for all meetings in an enclosed space such as Committee Hearings. I expect all members on both sides of the aisle to wear a mask except when you are speaking. I recognize myself for an opening bateman Opening Statement. This committee launched an investigation into Digital Markets to document compe
On the country and all of a sudden these droplets of a rainstorm started two weeks ago. Host did Mister Bloomberg participate in your biography . Guest he took questions, he allowed me to interview people i wanted to interview. I talked to him several times. I followed him around a lot. I had written on and off for 12 years as a member of the New York Times editorial board. I had written a lot of editorials about him. Host when he was mayor of new york. How did Michael Bloomberg get his start . Guest he came from a small workingclass family in massachusetts. His father did not give him 1 million when he was in third grade. And 5000, and sometimes 8000. He became a student leader, a strong student and a business degree. He didnt go to vietnam. He couldnt go, very similar to you know who so he went to wall street and started at the bottom and worked his way up and a big fancy partner and a big fancy investment firm. He made lots of people angry at him and he was a partner and was fired a
Not very much, he said he wasnt going to run and i thought he wasnt running and that is the end of my book, he doesnt run but has an impact on the country and all of a sudden these droplets of a rainstorm started two weeks ago. Host did Mister Bloomberg participate in your biography . Guest he took questions, he allowed me to interview people i wanted to interview. I talked to him several times. I followed him around a lot. I had written on and off for 12 years as a member of the New York Times editorial board. I had written a lot of editorials about him. Host when he was mayor of new york. How did Michael Bloomberg get his start . Guest he came from a small workingclass family in massachusetts. His father did not give him 1 million when he was in third grade. And 5000, and sometimes 8000. He became a student leader, a strong student and a business degree. He didnt go to vietnam. He couldnt go, very similar to you know who so he went to wall street and started at the bottom and worked
Says that he is going to seek an urgent judicial in view a review and that the courts will make a final decision with regard to what the Public Protector said we must also remember that the Public Protector does have a record of having some of her other reports overturned by the courts and thats of course has led to questions around her credibility and and even with some opposition Political Parties questioning her fitness to hold office but essentially the president saying im not going to take the report as it is i respect the office of the Public Protector but the courts are not going to deal with it so what whats going to happen next was going to be my next question and also how much damage what damage is this done to the president and his reputation. All fully the questions around the accusations by the Public Protector also cant be separated by the Political Climate in south africa where there are allegations that the African National congress is divided there are factions within