In the United States, Amazon is considered to be subject to a potentially anti-competitive cloud computing policy. According to a Bloomberg report, Federal Trade Commission investigators have expanded their scope beyond Amazon's retail activities to look at AWS (Amazon Web Services), which could mean the FTC is trying to determine whether Amazon is breaking antitrust regulations for its cloud division. The sources who wished to remain anonymous told Bloomberg that FTC investigators were questioning software vendors about AWS's practices in terms of competition risks in the cloud. Of course, this is all just a rumor at the moment, and while it's true, the FTC questioning a few questions here and there doesn't necessarily mean it's going any further than that. When asked about this by Bloomberg, neither Amazon nor the FTC could comment on the case. Bloomberg mentions that one potential clue could be whether Amazon could be the darling of third-party sellers on AWS, favoring those who work exclusively with it, rather than those who also sell their products to other vendors. Bloomberg previously claimed that Amazon was under scrutiny over its practices with the company's marketplace and with third-party vendors who sold their merchandise on Amazon.com. Of course, all of this may not pan out, and Amazon certainly isn't the only tech giant under the microscope in antitrust investigations, but that might be something to keep in mind.