As they seek evidence of anticompetitive behavior, House lawmakers are asking for executive communications and emails from four technology companies. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg; Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos; Google’s early leaders Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt; and Apple CEO Tim Cook were among...
The Federal Trade Commission is in the process of defining how U.S. antitrust laws apply to big tech so it can better police anti-competitive behavior, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (Sept. 12). The FTC wants to uncover any regulatory gaps or limitations in...
FTC. AGs. Antitrust. And now, a new round of antitrust hearings on Capitol Hill. The Fall may bring fireworks for Big Tech players like Google and Facebook. We preview who’s who – and what they may focus on – at this week’s subcommittee hearing on...
European Union antitrust regulators announced that they are “currently investigating potential anti-competitive behavior” related to Facebook’s Libra. According to Bloomberg, the EU authority said in a questionnaire released earlier this month that it has concerns that Libra could create “possible competition restrictions” on the information...
The U.S. government is working with state attorneys general to probe online platforms for possible antitrust violations, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Aug. 20). The U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust division said it could ask Silicon Valley companies for documents in its investigation of Big Tech’s market...
With another layer of scrutiny brought to an industry that is within the federal spotlight, a collection of state attorneys general is getting ready to begin a joint antitrust investigation into big tech. It is forecasted that the effort will be formally started as soon...
U.S. Attorney General William Barr has appointed a lawyer from the Justice Department’s antitrust outfit to be his go-to in a large probe into tech companies, and whether they’re using size and influence to stifle competition, according to a report by Bloomberg. Lauren Willard has...
The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly carrying out an antitrust investigation surrounding a partnership between Apple and Amazon, according to The Verge. The tech giants made a deal last year which would allow Apple to sell its products directly to consumers through an official store...
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust investigation is looking into Facebook’s acquisitions to determine whether it bought other companies to prevent them from becoming rivals. The issue of acquisition is paramount to the probe, according to people involved...
