As we reported earlier, the rumours had been actual as at this time 50 US attorneys basic from US states launched an antitrust investigation into Google focussed on the corporate’s promoting and search companies.
Led by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton from Texas, at a press convention Paxton mentioned that Google “dominates all aspects of advertising on the internet and searching on the internet,” noting that the investigation could also be broadened later.
The information was welcomed by the Open Markets Institute who mentioned:
“We applaud the 50 state attorneys general for taking this unprecedented stand against Big Tech by uniting to investigate Google’s destruction of competition in search and advertising. We haven’t seen a major monopolization case against a tech giant since Microsoft was sued in 1998. Today’s announcement marks the start of a new era.”
“I’m really, really pleased by this news that so many states are going to stand together and essentially join Missouri in its efforts, now two years old, to investigate Google,” famous Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), Missouri’s former state legal professional basic.
The solely two state attorneys basic staying out of the probe was California and Alabama.
A separate probe by a coalition included attorneys basic from Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia was launched in Friday into whether or not Facebook “endangered consumer data, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, or increased the price of advertising.”
