Google's Scrutiny by Justice Department Has Been Building - The Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department’s plans to investigate Alphabet Inc.’s Google have been building over time, amid a growing public conversation about whether the government should do more to scrutinize the handful of giant tech firms that dominate the U.S. landscape. The department’s antitrust division and the Federal Trade Commission, which share federal antitrust enforcement authority, have sent a variety of signals that they were eager to explore cutting-edge questions about how big tech is affecting the competitive landscape. While the FTC in February announced a new task force to cons...
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