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By Diane Bartz

Sep 9 2019 12:55AM

"The largest social media platform in the world must follow the law."

US states launch antitrust probes of tech companies, focus on Facebook, Google

Two groups of US state attorneys general on Friday announced separate antitrust probes of large tech companies such as Alphabet's Google and Facebook . The first probe, led by New York and including seven other states and the District of Columbia, focuses on Facebook. The second, announced by ...

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