Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon among tech firms being probed by the DOJ

According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Justice Department, under the control of Attorney General William Barr, will investigate som...

According to The Wall Street Journal, the U.S. Justice Department, under the control of Attorney General William Barr, will investigate some of the biggest U.S. tech companies. Many of these firms play a role in the world of mobile technology. Companies like Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook have committed the "crime" of getting too big and dominating platforms such as search, social media, and retail. This could be construed as "anticompetitive actions" by the DOJ. The Journal says that the investigation will be even more stringent than what the DOJ and FTC were originally planning to subject ...

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