WASHINGTON—Technology companies are set to come into the crosshairs of a House panel led by Rep. David Cicilline, a Rhode Island Democrat with an independent streak. On Tuesday, the Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel will open an investigation into tech companies and antitrust laws with a look at the impact online platforms have had on journalism. The congressional probe comes as the Justice Department prepares to investigate Alphabet Inc.’s Google, while the Federal Trade Commission plans to focus on the dominance of Facebook...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 10, 2019 14:21 UTC