Factbox: Big Tech's market dominance spurs numerous U.S. antitrust probes

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The four Big Tech companies -- Alphabet's Google , Amazon , Apple and Facebook -- face an array of antitrust investigations at the federal and state level which were revealed in mid-2019.

-- face an array of antitrust investigations at the federal and state level which were revealed in mid-2019.

While Democrats may be viewed as tougher on antitrust regulation, traditional Republican concerns about regulatory overreach appear to be overridden by anger over allegations that Big Tech tries to stifle conservative voices.Justice Department on Google: The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file a relatively narrow complaint within two weeks, which accuses Google of seeking to disadvantage rivals in search and in lucrative search advertising.

Justice Department on Facebook and Amazon: In July 2019, the Justice Department said that it was expanding its Big Tech probes to include “search, social media, and some retail services online” -- an apparent reference to Facebook and Amazon as well. Federal Trade Commission on Amazon: In its probe of Amazon, the FTC is likely looking at the inherent conflict of interest of Amazon competing with small sellers on its marketplace platform, including allegations that it used information from sellers on its platform to decide what products it would introduce.

 

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Where's Microsoft? OMG! Your Bill Gates....

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