Forty-nine states and the District of Columbia are pushing an antitrust investigation against Google

Fifty attorneys general are pushing forward with an antitrust investigation against Google, led by the Texas state Attorney General Ken Paxton.

In an announcement on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building, Paxton and a gathering of attorneys general said that the focus of the investigation would be on Google’s advertising practices, but that other points of inquiry could be included in the investigation.

The investigation into Google comes as big technology companies find themselves increasingly under the regulatory microscope for everything from anticompetitive business practices to violations of users’ privacy and security, to accusations of political bias.

Last week, the New York State Attorney General launched an investigation into Facebook.

NY attorney general will lead antitrust investigation into Facebook

Action from the states follows movement from the federal government which is investigating just about every major technology company including Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook.

For those trying to keep score on antitrust:

The FTC is investigating Facebook.

The Department of Justice is investigating Apple, Google and Amazon.

The DoJ is also investigating ALL of Big Tech.

State attorneys general set to announce inquiry expected to focus on Google

— Jeremy C. Owens (@jowens510) September 9, 2019

This story is developing.

from Amazon – TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/09/forty-nine-states-and-the-district-of-columbia-are-pushing-an-antitrust-investigation-against-google/