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    Home»World»US going ‘full tilt’ on tech antitrust probe

    US going ‘full tilt’ on tech antitrust probe

    World By Agency Staff14 August 2020
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    The US justice department is moving “full tilt” on its antitrust investigation of Google and other Big Tech platforms, the department’s second-ranking official said.

    Deputy attorney-general Jeff Rosen said in an interview this week at the department’s headquarters that he could not commit to a specific date by which the department would decide whether to bring an antitrust suit against Google.

    “We are going full tilt. It’s a major priority,” Rosen said. “We have a great team working really hard to get on top of the documents, hearing from people in the industry and the like.”

    We have a great team working really hard to get on top of the documents, hearing from people in the industry and the like

    Rosen said the probe is not being driven by political factors. He said the goal is to act “as soon as possible” based on a review of the merits.

    “This is one of those issues that people from lots of different points of view are very concerned about,” he added. “I can’t tell you today what the date will be.”

    Numerous media outlets have reported the justice department is likely to file an antitrust complaint against Google. Attorney-general William Barr told the Wall Street Journal in March he wanted the justice department to make a final decision on the Google probe this (northern hemisphere) summer.

    ‘Increased choice’

    Google spokeswoman Julie Tarallo McAlister said “while we continue to engage with ongoing investigations, our focus is firmly on providing free services that help people every day, lower costs for small businesses, and enable increased choice and competition”.

    State attorneys-general have separate probes of Google, and the US house judiciary committee has ongoing investigations of Google, Amazon.com, Facebook and Apple. Many states are likely to join a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google, Reuters reported in June.

    The justice department said in July 2019 it was opening a broad investigation of major technology firms on whether they engage in anticompetitive practices.

    Rosen declined to say how quickly the government might resolve other tech probes, but noted there has been “some division of labour” with the Federal Trade Commission.  — Reported by David Shepardson, (c) 2020 Reuters

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