23-09-2018 11:14 via thedrum.com

The White House eyes antitrust probe into Google and Facebook's 'platform bias'

The White House is reportedly ready to trigger an antitrust investigation into Google, Facebook, Twitter and other tech giants to "protect competition among online platforms and address online platform bias."
A draft of the executive order, said to be in its preliminary stages, has been obtained by Bloomberg. It instructs US antitrust authorities to “thoroughly investigate whether any online platform has acted in violation of the antitrust laws.”
It also asks other governme
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