A state-level antitrust investigation into the social networking giant now has the backing of a bipartisan group of 47 attorneys general, New York Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday. “Big Tech must account for its actions,” Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, said in a statement. The group of attorneys general also worries about Facebook’s handling of customer data, James said. The group backing the state-level probe by the seven states and Washington now includes 21 Democratic attorneys general, 18 Republicans and an independent from 39 states and Guam. District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, a Democrat involved in both investigations, said in a statement that he wants to ensure Facebook is “giving a fair shake” to the American people.

Source: thestar October 22, 2019 17:48 UTC