New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that more states joined the coalition conducting an antitrust investigation against Facebook.
As of Tuesday, 47 attorneys general from across the United States are now supporting the inquiry into possible anticompetitive business practices of the social media giant.
In a statement AG James said, “After continued bipartisan conversations with attorneys general from around the country…we have vastly expanded the list of states, districts, and territories investigating Facebook for potential antitrust violations.”
AG James added that her fellow attorneys general are “concerned that Facebook may have put consumer data at risk, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, and increased the price of advertising.”
Furthermore, she reiterated that they “will use every investigative tool” at their disposal to find out whether Facebook committed actions that reduced completion and put users’ at risk.
AG James together with the attorneys general of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia are leading the multistate antitrust investigation.
State AGs are working together to protect American consumers
The state attorneys general who joined the coalition including Mark Brnovich of Arizona and William Tong of Connecticut among others said they are working together to protect American consumers.
