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Big Tech Breakup? Google, Facebook, Apple & Amazon under antitrust investigations

Postby The_Honourable » September 9th, 2019, 9:59 pm

Breaking Up Big Tech: Facebook, Google Now Face 4 Separate Antitrust Investigations

Facebook and Google now face four separate antitrust investigations in a bipartisan effort to probe whether Big Tech should be broken up, which includes a sweeping effort against Google from 50 state attorneys general announced on Monday.

- Google is under investigation for allegedly prioritizing its own services and products in search results and on its Android operating system, and whether its dominance in the online advertising industry is unfair to small businesses.

- While Facebook has been criticized for its handling of privacy, misinformation and hate speech, lawmakers are now questioning whether Facebook has any meaningful competition, especially for users who want to jump ship due to how much user data the company collects.

- Investigators may also be looking at Facebook’s acquisitions of WhatsApp and Instagram.

- The European Union has already levied fines against Google and Facebook for anti-competitive practices.

Will Castleberry, Facebook’s vice president of state and local policy, said in a statement last week that “people have multiple choices for every one of the services we provide.”

In a blog post, Kent Walker, Google’s senior vice president of global affairs, said, “We look forward to showing how we are investing in innovation, providing services that people want, and engaging in robust and fair competition.”

Here are the investigations:

Federal Trade Commission: The FTC has already investigated and fined Facebook for its privacy practices, but it also started its own antitrust investigation into the company in June.

The FTC also has the authority to investigate Amazon for possible antitrust violations.

Department of Justice: The DOJ is conducting a sweeping review of the power and dominance of Big Tech, which will likely include Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon. The Wall Street Journal reported the DOJ might explore different tech practices or legal theories than the FTC in its probe of Amazon and Facebook.

Congress: The House of Representatives is conducting an investigation into Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple, and results of the investigation may inform changes in antitrust laws that would make it easier to break up these companies.

States Attorneys General: Eight states and Washington, D.C., are investigating Facebook, while a larger group of attorneys general from 48 states (plus Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.) announced Monday they are investigating Google, focusing on whether it holds too much power in the advertising industry.

California, where Google is based, and Alabama are the only states that haven’t signed on to the probe. The California AG office said in a statement it hasn’t decided whether to join the investigation. Alabama’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes.

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Postby sMASH » September 9th, 2019, 10:31 pm

they are too big. sky net is an ai password break away from being born

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Postby zoom rader » September 9th, 2019, 10:57 pm

Wish we could do the same with the 1% companies.

These people own everything in TT and affect our daily lives. They dictate our lives with their propaganda media and control of the government.

We need to know how much and if these 1% paying the right amount of cooperate taxes and wages to their employees.

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Postby vaiostation » September 10th, 2019, 6:40 am

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zoom rader wrote:Wish we could do the same with the 1% companies.

These people own everything in TT and affect our daily lives. They dictate our lives with their propaganda media and control of the government.

We need to know how much and if these 1% paying the right amount of cooperate taxes and wages to their employees.

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Postby EFFECTIC DESIGNS » September 10th, 2019, 6:45 am

Hope they do something about these companies as they practically have the power now to determine who will win a US election with something as simple as an algorithm to change how people think and spread propaganda. Google and Facebook are notorious for pushing political propaganda.

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Postby Ben_spanna » September 10th, 2019, 7:43 am

its a damn good thing the US has anti monopoly laws!

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Postby zoom rader » September 10th, 2019, 8:25 am

EFFECTIC DESIGNS wrote:Hope they do something about these companies as they practically have the power now to determine who will win a US election with something as simple as an algorithm to change how people think and spread propaganda. Google and Facebook are notorious for pushing political propaganda.
Yes but we have the same here.

1% owns everything, banks, insurance, malls, cars, goverment, prisons services, health services, NIS, pensions.

1% so smart they killied off duprey and control his former empire.

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Postby VexXx Dogg » September 10th, 2019, 9:11 am

Someone should introduce them to the concept of mamaguy

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Postby DTAC » September 10th, 2019, 10:13 am

Old money just trying to preserve the status quo and stop ultra new money from overtaking them as the neo-elite.

Let the geeks take over the world. Can't do any worse.

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Postby zoom rader » September 10th, 2019, 10:35 am

DTAC wrote:Old money just trying to preserve the status quo and stop ultra new money from overtaking them as the neo-elite.

Let the geeks take over the world. Can't do any worse.
If you referring to 1%, they never had old money.

French creole have old money but keeps a low profile

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Postby MG Man » September 10th, 2019, 1:52 pm

VexXx Dogg wrote:Someone should introduce them to the concept of mamaguy


mamaguile...jussayin

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Postby VexXx Dogg » September 10th, 2019, 2:24 pm

MG Man wrote:
VexXx Dogg wrote:Someone should introduce them to the concept of mamaguy


mamaguile...jussayin

I know that spelling, but most people miss it any time I use it in writing

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Re: Big Tech Breakup? Google, Facebook, Apple & Amazon under antitrust investigations

Postby MG Man » September 11th, 2019, 2:08 pm

VexXx Dogg wrote:
MG Man wrote:
VexXx Dogg wrote:Someone should introduce them to the concept of mamaguy


mamaguile...jussayin

I know that spelling, but most people miss it any time I use it in writing


fight the oppression bro


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Postby The_Honourable » October 20th, 2020, 7:47 pm

Case filed






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Postby Duane 3NE 2NR » October 20th, 2020, 7:56 pm

The_Honourable wrote:Case filed

Bill Barr taking a personal interest in this one and Elizabeth Warren on his side in this too
https://www.vox.com/21524791/google-law ... -antitrust

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Postby The_Honourable » October 20th, 2020, 8:05 pm

Duane 3NE 2NR wrote:
The_Honourable wrote:Case filed

Bill Barr taking a personal interest in this one and Elizabeth Warren on his side in this too
https://www.vox.com/21524791/google-law ... -antitrust


Not the first time you see both sides of the aisle unite. Remember both republicans and democrats united against facebook for attempting to launch the libra cryptocurrency.

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Re: Big Tech Breakup? Google, Facebook, Apple & Amazon under antitrust investigations

Postby The_Honourable » November 11th, 2020, 12:30 am

EU charges Amazon with anti-competitive action


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