DOJ and 11 state AGs, all Republican, file a suit alleging that Google acted anticompetitively to preserve monopolies in search and search advertising
not because they're forced to or because they can't find alternatives. We will have a full statement this morning. Adam Kovacevich / @adamkovac : A few peanut-gallery thoughts on DOJ v Google as a vet...
Sources say the DOJ has made the antitrust inquiry into Google its top priority and the case is moving swiftly, spurred by the personal interest of AG Barr
Attorney General William Barr's attention to the Justice Department investigation shows the high stakes for the agency and for him. Tweets: @eisingerj , @b_fung , and @charlie_savage Tweets: Jesse Eis...
DOJ proposes Congress adopt new legislation adding conditions to Section 230 protections, opening up Facebook, Google, Twitter, others to additional liability
Nurturing Innovation or Fostering Unaccountability? Rishabh Jain / International Business Times : FCC Commissioner Opposes Trump On Social Media Regulation Saying, ‘The Decision Is Ours Alone’ Issie L...
AG Barr says that, “no thanks to Apple”, the FBI succeeded in unlocking the “phones” of the Pensacola gunman, who they found had significant links to Al Qaeda
It looks like the most recent contention between the FBI and Apple over device encryption has come to an end …
After AG Barr called on Apple to unlock Pensacola shooter's iPhones, Apple releases statement rejecting backdoors but highlighting its help in the investigation
“We reject the characterization that Apple has not provided substantive assistance in the Pensacola investigation," the company said in a statement.
DOJ is opening an antitrust review of whether tech giants are unlawfully stifling competition, examining search, social media, and retail services platforms
Inquiry signals Barr's deep interest in tech sector, poses threat to companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple
Sources: DOJ began work on a possible Google antitrust investigation after brokering a deal with FTC, which considered and opted not to pursue the case in 2013
on 2nd tour of duty at agency—Delrahim previously represented corporate clients incl. Google during its purchase of DoubleClick in 2007" https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Mark Bergen / @mhbergen : B...