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Congress’ 5 New Big Tech Antitrust Solutions, Explained

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Congress has proposed five new laws that will help regulators: The American Innovation and Choice Online Act, The Ending Platform Monopolies Act, The Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, The Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act, and The Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act. These new laws would update America’s antitrust scheme for the modern day, shifting emphasis from the days of regulating steel and oil barons to the days of regulating big tech and free services. Here’s what’s happening!

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Breaking News: The DOJ Filed an Antitrust Case Against Google Monopoly; The Fight Against Big Tech, Explained

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Attorney General Barr just filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. The accusation is focused specifically on Google’s exclusivity contracts with other hardware and software companies. Here is exactly what’s happening and the arguments both sides are making.

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The DOJ Files an Antitrust Case Against Google Monopoly; The Fight Against Big Tech, Explained

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Attorney General Barr is preparing to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google in the next few weeks. The accusations are largely about Google’s dominance in the ad world, but some attorneys general are arguing their domination in the search world should be included. Here is exactly what’s happening regarding the big tech antitrust fight. 

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The FTC’s Antitrust Investigation of Facebook, Explained

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The FTC is investigating Facebook’s acquisition of WeChat and Instagram for antitrust behaviour. The question is what was motivating the acquisition: Improving your products or eliminating an enemy.

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Amazon’s Antitrust Problem and the Congressional Investigation, Explained

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Congress is investigating Amazon for violating antitrust laws. Their relationship with third party sellers is under scrutiny because of allegations that they’re illegally using information they gather from operating their online marketplace to get a leg up on other competitors participating in that market. Here’s exactly what’s happening.

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