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Facebook and Google Are Facing Down New Multistate Antitrust Probes

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New York and Texas are leading investigations into tech giants’ alleged anticompetitive behavior.

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Attorneys General from New York and Texas are spearheading two separate multistate investigations into alleged anticompetitive practices at Facebook and Google’s parent company Alphabet.

New York’s investigation will focus on Facebook’s dominance among social networks and what that power led to—alleged failures in safeguarding consumer data and monopolistic advertising practices. 

“The largest...

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