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DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook No Slam Dunk

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A 14-page report Facebook lawyers prepared in advance of a potential antitrust lawsuit from the government found such action would hurt users, be contrary to established law and cost billions of dollars, WSJ reported after seeing the document. The FTC didn’t immediately respond to a WSJ request for comment.

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FTC: FLEETCOR Billed Clients Hidden Charges

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After reportedly assuring they would aid them in spending less on gas, the Federal Trade Commission said that U.S. The agency asked a federal judge in Georgia through a court filing to stop FLEETCOR, along with its chief executive, from charging hidden fees and also to disgorge ill-gotten proceeds, Yahoo Finance reported.

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FTC Letter Complains About DOJ’s Behavior In Big Tech Probes

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A recent letter sent by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows there is bad blood between the U.S. government agencies investigating Big Tech firms. An FTC spokeswoman declined to comment, while the Justice Department didn’t respond to a request for comment. The FTC and the U.S.

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Advocacy Groups Call On FTC To Break Up Facebook

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Facebook is facing breakup calls from a handful of advocacy groups that want the Federal Trade Commission to explore breaking up the social media giant. The paper noted that the FTC, which has been shut down along with other parts of the government, didn’t respond to a request for comment.

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