Re:Elizabeth Warren Proposes Breaking Up Tech Giants Like Am...
by GeekyBear on Friday March 08, 2019 @02:48PM
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It's worth remembering that the career antitrust officials at the FTC felt that Google should face antitrust action back in 2012.
It was the political appointees (from both parties) who shut the investigation down.
>The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday faced renewed questions about its handling of its antitrust investigation into Google, after documents revealed that an internal report had recommended stronger action.
The 2012 report, from the agency’s bureau of competition, said that the agency should sue the Internet search company for anticompetitive practices…
In early 2013, the agency unanimously voted not to bring charges after an investigation.
It was the political appointees (from both parties) who shut the investigation down.
>The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday faced renewed questions about its handling of its antitrust investigation into Google, after documents revealed that an internal report had recommended stronger action.
The 2012 report, from the agency’s bureau of competition, said that the agency should sue the Internet search company for anticompetitive practices…
In early 2013, the agency unanimously voted not to bring charges after an investigation.
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/20/technology/take-google-to...
Google's lobbying investment levels appear to have been quite adequate.
However, I would agree that the telecomm companies are also ripe for antitrust action.