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DOJ, State AGs To Meet On Antitrust Suit Against Google

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Department of Justice (DOJ) is putting the finishing touches on its antitrust lawsuit against Google that could be filed as early as this week, sources told The New York Times. Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Google, Facebook Inc. A DOJ spokeswoman declined to comment.

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Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple CEOs To Face Congress

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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. Pichai testified in 2018 over charges that Google is politically biased in its treatment of content.

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House Antitrust Leader Calls For A Temporary Ban On Mergers

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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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GOP Leader Demands Twitter CEO Testify In Antitrust Probe

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That’s in addition to the existing antitrust lineup : Amazon ’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook ’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google ’s Sundar Pichai and Apple ’s Tim Cook. The outcome of that investigation is expected to produce legislation that would reform and regulate the online world. All four companies are also being looked into by the U.S.

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Big Tech Faces Yet Another Congressional Hearing

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Big tech companies Facebook , Google and Amazon are going to be the subject of a new congressional hearing, in addition to the series of investigations ongoing from regulators and lawmakers already in motion, according to a report by Bloomberg. David Cicilline of Rhode Island. That probe is being led by Rep.

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House Questions Big Tech Over Antitrust Concerns

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The size and scope of “big tech” – and whether big really is too big – was in focus on Tuesday (July 16), across a series of Capitol Hill hearings that brought marquee names such as Amazon, Facebook and Google into marbled halls to defend the way they do business. There was a separate panel on Google and censorship. In commentary, Rep.

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In Europe, Single Data Market Looms?

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The European Union is examining the creation of a single data market that would reportedly challenge tech firms such as Google and Facebook, as Reuters reported. By way of example, the regulations would require a company such as Google to explain its search result processes. CFPB Files Suit Against Citizens Bank.

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