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Bloomberg has acquired documentation that suggests the White House is preparing to investigate Facebook, Google, and other tech giants for potentially violating antitrust laws. If the alleged order is signed, a variety of agencies will be called in to help “protect competition among online platforms and address online platform bias.” In a related story, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is calling on the federal government to break these companies up like Standard Oil more than a century ago.
The possibility of an executive order emerged as Attorney General Jeff Sessions prepares for a Sept. 25 briefing by state attorneys general who are already investigating the tech firms’ practices. The meeting, which will include a representative of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, is intended to help Sessions decide if there’s a federal case to be made against the companies, two people familiar with the matter have said.
The possibility of an executive order emerged as Attorney General Jeff Sessions prepares for a Sept. 25 briefing by state attorneys general who are already investigating the tech firms’ practices. The meeting, which will include a representative of the Justice Department’s antitrust division, is intended to help Sessions decide if there’s a federal case to be made against the companies, two people familiar with the matter have said.