US states target Facebook and other tech firms in antitrust probes
Two groups of state attorneys-general launch investigations into data collection and consumer choices
08 September 2019 - 16:56
Two groups of US state attorneys-general announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such as Alphabet’s Google and Facebook on Friday.
The first probe, led by New York and including seven other states and the District of Columbia, focuses on Facebook. The second, announced by Texas and likely to include up to 40 other states, did not specify the targets among large tech companies but is expected to centre on Google...
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