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JULY 2, 2020

Facebook ’s Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google , Apple ’s Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos from Amazon are expected to face no-holds-barred questions from lawmakers about the tech giants’ business practices. The panel has pressed for tougher antitrust rules and enforcement.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

and other tech companies have been facing backlash from lawmakers and regulators around the globe. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google , Apple ’s Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos from Amazon made their case that they face competition and are not violating the nation’s antitrust laws. Google, Facebook Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

13) to Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google to get documents that might shed light on market dominance. The regulators, it seems, are closing ranks — indicating a fizzle for Google and its peers. Apple market cap: Who says there are no second acts in life?

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JULY 30, 2020

The big day finally came — the CEOs of Amazon , Apple , Facebook and Google ‘s parent, Alphabet , sat in front of lawmakers (at least virtually) and spent four hours getting grilled by a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law. They also raised issues about the Apple App Store ’s rules.

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MARCH 27, 2019

It comes as no surprise, then, that big tech players like Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are investing heavily in data security — especially as several have fallen victim to data breaches themselves. Google has also been fined nearly $60M by France’s data protection regulator for GDPR violations.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

David Cicilline of Rhode Island, who serves as subcommittee chairman. The second hearing focused on innovation and competitive impact on the tech space, and panelists included executives from Apple , Amazon and Google. We certainly would not want to regulate technology the same way we regulate municipal water.”.

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APRIL 23, 2020

As millions of businesses struggle to stay afloat, private equity firms and dominant corporations are positioned to swoop in for a buying spree,” the Rhode Island Democrat told the Open Markets Institute, a Washington, D.C. advocacy group whose mission is to end corporate monopolies.

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