The handling of the case by the agency and Mr. Simons stands in stark contrast to the antitrust investigation into Google by the Justice Department. Mr. Simons has said very little publicly about the case. Their investigations are two of the many inquiries by federal and state regulators into Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. Nearly all state attorneys general have begun investigations into Facebook and Google as well. In 2013, the agency closed an investigation into Google without charges, a decision often criticized by consumer groups.

Source: New York Times July 17, 2020 20:03 UTC