Trump DOJ Escalates Big Tech Scrutiny With New Antitrust Probe
- Inquiry builds on agreement with FTC to divide tech oversight
- FTC to announce a broad privacy settlement with Facebook
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The U.S. Justice Department sent the strongest signal yet that it’s prepared to take on technology giants like Facebook and Google, announcing a broad antitrust review into whether the companies are using their power to thwart competition.
The department’s antitrust division disclosed plans Tuesday to scrutinize tech platforms following mounting criticism across Washington that the companies have become too big and too powerful. The department didn’t specify which firms it would look at but strongly suggested Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc. are in the cross-hairs.