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Investigations Of Big Tech Look Set To Multiply Across DOJ, FTC

Investigations Of Big Tech Look Set To Multiply Across DOJ, FTC
Investigations Of Big Tech Look Set To Multiply Across DOJ, FTC
November 19, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

For Big Tech: More investigations, and broader ones, too. On a number of fronts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Policymakers Press Big Tech On Use Of Personal Data
Policymakers Press Big Tech On Use Of Personal Data
November 14, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

Big Tech is under siege about its failure to respect users’ privacy as the House Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee expressed frustration over the companies’ many...

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House To Unveil Big Tech Antitrust Probe Findings Early Next Year
House To Unveil Big Tech Antitrust Probe Findings Early Next Year
October 20, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The chair of the U.S. House Antitrust Subcommittee David Cicilline (RI-D) said he anticipates having a final report in early 2020 about big technology companies and...

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Amazon Could Be Open To Splitting
Amazon Could Be Open To Splitting
October 15, 2019  |  Amazon

A writer for The Atlantic, who wrote a sprawling story about Amazon, thinks that CEO Jeff Bezos will spin off the highly profitable Amazon Web...

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UK Tightens Accounting Standards As Corporate Collapses Continue
UK Tightens Accounting Standards As Corporate Collapses Continue
October 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

More high-profile corporate collapses in the U.K. have led the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to enact more stringent accounting standards, The Guardian reported on Monday...

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DOJ Seeks Facebook Antitrust Probe
DOJ Seeks Facebook Antitrust Probe
September 26, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is urging the U.S. Justice Department to investigate Facebook to determine whether it violated federal antitrust laws, Reuters reported on...

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FTC Commissioner Says Fines Aren’t Enough For Big Tech
FTC Commissioner Says Fines Aren’t Enough For Big Tech
September 13, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Rohit Chopra, a commissioner with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), said that fining Big Tech companies won’t have any real effect on changing the way...

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State AGs To Release Details Of Google, Facebook Probe
State AGs To Release Details Of Google, Facebook Probe
September 06, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

State attorneys general led by Texas and New York are separately launching official antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday...

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