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US: Alphabet gets civil investigative demand from DOJ

By  |  September 8, 2019

Alphabet announced on Friday, September 6, it had received a civil investigative demand from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on August 30 seeking information and documents relating to its prior antitrust investigations in the United States and elsewhere.

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    “On August 30, 2019, Alphabet received a civil investigative demand from the DOJ requesting information and documents relating to our prior antitrust investigations in the United States and elsewhere,” the company wrote in the filing. “We expect to receive in the future similar investigative demands from state attorneys general.”

    The investigation will focus on the company’s dominant position in digital advertising markets and possible consumer harm, according to Washington Post.

    The company stated it would continue to cooperate with the DOJ, federal, and US state regulators, and other regulators around the world.

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