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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. The FTC and the U.S. Department of Justice — as well as a number of state attorneys general — have been investigating tech giants, such as Alphabet’s Google and Facebook , for possible violation of antitrust laws.

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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.