In recent days, antitrust investigators at the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have set their sights on four of the largest players in Silicon Valley: Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple. Apple would fall under the purview of the Justice Department, which has a history with the Cupertino, Calif. company. The Justice Department found in 2014 that Apple engaged in a conspiracy with five publishers to increase the price of ebooks, ultimately costing the company $450 million. Amazon, Apple, and Google all compete with each other in a vibrant and competitive marketplace." Google, Facebook and Amazon did not comment on the record for this story.

Source: Fox News June 04, 2019 13:53 UTC