The Federal Trade Commission has been advocating for the restriction of power for Big Tech companies, and within days, it’s expected that the governmental agency will file an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon over its alleged anti-competitive business practices.

According to Politico, FTC Chair Lina Khan will target Amazon’s anti-competitive behaviour in the online retail space but will also attempt to split up Amazon’s $1.3 trillion empire with the suit.

The FTC does not have any Republican appointees, but the group collectively desires other states to participate in the lawsuit in a show of bipartisan alliance.

The Amazon case and antitrust lawsuit being brought against Google highlights how Big Tech companies have been under fire as of late.

For Amazon, the major retailer, has been accused of having secured its market position by insisting on third-party retailers to offer their lowest prices on Amazon’s website, thereby successfully removing competition, but now the FTC is expected to target Amazon Prime due to its majority of the market share.

Last month, Amazon lawyers unsuccessfully persuaded Khan, who they say is biased, and two other appointed FTC commissioners to drop the investigation.

Over her time as FTC chair, Khan has launched three separate lawsuits against Amazon but this particular case was designed with the intention to get a court forcing Amazon to separate out its holdings.

Additionally, the FTC accused Amazon of using “dark patterns” or deceptive designs to trick customers into registering in Prime and that the online retailer made it challenging for consumers to buy an item without also signing up with Prime.

The FTC said that Amazon did not make it clear for consumers that they would enrol in Prime.