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States to Launch Google, Facebook Antitrust Probes

Johor, Malaysia - Dec 09, 2013: Photo of Google and Facebook webpages. As of today, Google and Facebook are famous sites on the web, Dec 09, 2013 in Johor, Malaysia.

State attorneys general are formally launching separate antitrust probes into Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google unit starting next week, putting added pressure on tech giants already under federal scrutiny. New York Attorney General Letitia James said Friday that her office was organizing a bipartisan, multi-state probe into social media company Facebook. Her announcement confirmed… Continue reading States to Launch Google, Facebook Antitrust Probes

DOJ to Open Broad, New Antitrust Review of Big Tech Companies

DOJ wants to break up Ticketmaster Live Nation monopoly

The Justice Department is opening a broad antitrust review into whether dominant technology firms are unlawfully stifling competition, adding a new Washington threat for companies such as Facebook Inc., Google, Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. The review is geared toward examining the practices of online platforms that dominate internet search, social media and retail services,… Continue reading DOJ to Open Broad, New Antitrust Review of Big Tech Companies