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US: Eight state AGs meet with US attorney general to discuss tech giants

By  |  July 28, 2019

Eight state attorneys general met on Thursday, July 25, with US Attorney General William Barr to discuss concerns about big tech companies, according to a statement from the Texas attorney general’s office.

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    The statement said the group was bipartisan and that discussions centered on “big tech companies stifling competition on the internet.”

    The US Justice Department announced on Tuesday it was opening a broad investigation of major digital technology firms. While it did not identify them, the agency appeared to reference Alphabet, Amazon.com, and Facebook, and potentially Apple.

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