The DOJ announced in July that it will launch an antitrust investigation into large technology companies. The Department explained that its inquiry “will consider the widespread concerns that consumers, businesses, and entrepreneurs have expressed about search, social media, and some retail services online.”
Its announcement came two weeks after Makam Delrahim, the head of the DOJ’s antitrust division, confirmed that at least two dozen state attorneys general approached the department regarding their intention to investigate tech giants. The AGs want to find out whether tech giants are engaged in anti-competitive practices.
Multiple states begin antitrust investigation into Facebook
Meanwhile, on Friday, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she is leading a multistate investigation into Facebook. AG James and her colleagues want to determine whether the social media giant violated antitrust laws.
Facebook welcome the inquiry and promised to “work constructively with attorneys general.”
