Google antitrust charges to be announced by Justice Department

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Google antitrust charges set to be announced by Justice Department

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The Justice Department is expected to formally sue Alphabet Inc.’s Google for antitrust violations Tuesday, the first major action against Big Tech for its staggering market power and values.

That has little sway on Congress, the Trump administration, and the Biden-Harris campaign, all of whom agree that tech’s biggest names have too much power. Everyone from liberal Democrats to conservative Republicans have painted tech as the modern-day corporate and cultural boogeyman. The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing with chief executives of Google, Facebook, and Twitter on Oct. 28.

Indeed, the DOJ-Google suit is expected to be followed by legal actions by the Federal Trade Commission against Facebook later this year. Amazon and Apple Inc. AAPL, -2.55% are also being investigated for their business practices.

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