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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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DOJ, State AGs To Meet On Antitrust Suit Against Google

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A DOJ spokeswoman declined to comment. Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai of Google , Apple ’s Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos from Amazon made their case that they face competition and are not violating the nation’s antitrust laws.

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Federal Appeals Court Revives Class-Action Suit Against Capital One

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It also revived a claim under a New York state consumer protection law. Capital One did not respond to a request for comment. We’re pleased with the outcome,” said Matthew Wessler, a lawyer for the plaintiff Tawanna Roberts, a Capital One customer in New York City.

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Cannabis Banking Bill Gains Steam in US House

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A bill that could bring clarity to payments for legal cannabis purchases in the U.S. House of Representatives — though there is still a long path before that bill would become law. A request for comment from the committee was not immediately returned. billion worth of legal cannabis products. Market Growth.

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Facebook, Google, Twitter To Face Senators Over Allegations Of Removing Conservative Voices From Their Platforms

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Senate Committee ordered the CEOs of Facebook , Google and Twitter to testify on Capitol Hill about a federal law that protects tech companies from liability on the removal of third-party content, CNBC reported. A Google spokesperson did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment.