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Attorneys General From 47 States To Probe Facebook

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The social media company’s shares dropped 3.9 James said in a statement , “After continued bipartisan conversations with attorneys general from around the country, today I am announcing that we have vastly expanded the list of states, districts and territories investigating Facebook for potential antitrust violations.

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NY To Lead 47 AGs In Nationwide Facebook Antitrust Probe

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The social media company’s shares dropped 3.9 James said in a statement , “After continued bipartisan conversations with attorneys general from around the country, today I am announcing that we have vastly expanded the list of states, districts and territories investigating Facebook for potential antitrust violations.

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Decision On TikTok Ban Coming Sunday

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has asked a federal judge to temporarily stop President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting the popular app over national security concerns. In court documents, TikTok argued the ban is motivated by political considerations over the November presidential election, not by a genuine national security concern. and Walmart Inc.

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China Says World Trade Organization Has Its Back On TikTok, WeChat Ban

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WeChat, a social media, messaging and digital payments app, boasts it has more than a billion users worldwide, while TikTok, a video-sharing app popular with Generation Z, has reportedly been downloaded 175 million times in the U.S. and more than 1 billion times globally. The source added the U.S.