[Inside the private Justice Department meeting that could lead to new investigations of Facebook, Google and other tech giants]The exact focus of the Justice Department’s investigation is unclear. “It’s time to fight back.”The Trump administration has also studied Silicon Valley: The Justice Department convened state attorneys general last year to explore the competition concerns posed by Google and other big tech companies. Some of those state attorneys general expressed their own interest in banding together and opening an antitrust investigation of Google at the time. [Federal Trade Commission to end antitrust investigation of Google]In contrast, Google has faced greater antitrust scrutiny abroad. At the Justice Department, a full-fledged antitrust probe of Google could present another major test for an agency that has most recently been scrutinizing the tech and telecom industries.

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2019 00:56 UTC