Big Tech Confronting ‘Range’ of Possible State Antitrust Action
- States met with DOJ’s Barr to discuss technology platforms
- DOJ reviewing if tech companies are harming competition
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A group of states said they’re considering a “range” of antitrust actions against big technology firms after meeting with Attorney General William Barr, whose Justice Department this week said it is reviewing whether the companies are harming competition.
The office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Thursday that a bipartisan group of eight state attorneys general spoke with Barr about “the real concerns consumers across the country have with big tech companies stifling competition on the internet.”