Mnuchin Urges Antitrust Probe of Tech After Google Report

‘60 Minutes’ highlights frequent Google critics in EU, U.S.
Treasury secretary speaks in CNBC interview early Monday

Mnuchin wants the Justice Department to look into antitrust action against tech companies like Google (Source: Bloomberg)

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By Saleha Mohsin and David McLaughlin

May 21, 2018 at 1:10 PM UTC

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May 21, 2018 at 8:23 PM UTC

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged the Justice Department to review the power that large technology firms such as Google have over the American economy, the latest U.S. official to back antitrust scrutiny of the industry.

A “60 Minutes” segment on Sunday devoted to assertions that Alphabet Inc.’s Google wields a destructive monopoly in online search hammered home the notion of the company’s dominance during a time of heightened public concern with technology giants. The report didn’t include new allegations about the company.