Big Tech’s Antitrust Hearing: What You Need to Know
- CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook all testified
- Politicians brought sharp questions and aggressive accusations
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The leaders of Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc. Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. defended themselves in Congress on Wednesday against allegations that their companies have broken antitrust rules and need to be reined in.
Unlike previous hearings, most of the politicians came armed with tough, focused questions, backed up by a mountain of subpoenaed documents and other information gathered in a yearlong investigation.