Monday, 3 June 2019

Tech monopoly? Congress increases antitrust scrutiny on Facebook, Google, Amazon

House judiciary committee launches investigation into whether current laws and enforcement are enough to address competition issues

Congress is launching a bipartisan investigation into digital markets and the tech industry, looking into giants such as Facebook, Google and Amazon for “competition problems” and “anti-competitive conduct”.

“The open internet has delivered enormous benefits to Americans, including a surge of economic opportunity, massive investment, and new pathways for education online,” House judiciary chairman Jerrold Nadler said in a statement. “But there is growing evidence that a handful of gatekeepers have come to capture control over key arteries of online commerce, content, and communications.”

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2HSYNrq

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