The antitrust vise tightens on tech

Flashback: The first indication that DOJ under Attorney General Bill Barr could pursue antitrust investigations against major Silicon Valley companies came earlier this year, when the agency split jurisdiction over competition concerns about tech companies with the Federal Trade Commission.

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Justice took Google and Apple, the FTC took Facebook and Amazon.

DOJ spokesperson Alexei Woltornist declined to comment on how Tuesday’s announcement fit into that arrangement.

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