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Big Tech faces broad US antitrust probe

By David Shepardson on Jul 25, 2019 6:22AM
Big Tech faces broad US antitrust probe

Could companies be forcibly broken up?

The US Justice Department is opening a broad investigation of major digital technology firms into whether they engage in anticompetitive practices, the strongest sign the Trump administration is stepping up its scrutiny of "Big Tech". The review will look into "whether and how ...

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