Bipartisan House lawmakers ask Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple for detailed information about internal operations and execs' emails in antitrust probe
A congressional antitrust investigation into Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google entered a new phase Friday, after lawmakers called …
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@trippmickle
Tripp Mickle
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The House Judiciary wants emails from Apple's top execs related to its App Store algorithm, decision to remove screen time apps, and moves to “Sherlock” any apps https://www.wsj.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@b_fung
Brian Fung
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Important to point out these are not subpoenas — though this doesn't preclude that possibility down the road.
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@b_fung
Brian Fung
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The requests show the breadth of the committee's interests — ranging from what, if any, data Amazon may be withholding from third-party sellers to Facebook's use of Onavo (which critics say helped Facebook identify and eliminate rivals) to Google's tying of proprietary apps.
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@johnbattelle
John Battelle
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Turnabout is fair play, I guess? The dozens of executives named in the requests include Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and Eric Schmidt https://www.wsj.com/... via @WSJ
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@stevekovach
Steve Kovach
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All quiet at Microsoft though https://twitter.com/...
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@b_fung
Brian Fung
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NEW: The House antitrust probe of Big Tech now includes formal document requests to Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google over various aspects of their businesses. All the letters request executive communications and records from past antitrust investigations or lawsuits.