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posted by mrpg on Tuesday September 25 2018, @11:31AM   Printer-friendly
from the mary-is-merry-cause-she's-gonna-marry dept.

White House considering launching an antitrust probe on Google and Facebook:

The growing tension between U.S. President Donald Trump and large internet companies is not likely to peter out anytime soon. A draft executive order that could potentially target Google, Facebook, and other social media companies with an antitrust case is said to be in the early stages of work.

The draft order, obtained by Bloomberg, is meant to authorize federal regulators and law enforcers to investigate the business practices of the internet giants for potential antitrust violations. It is worth pointing out, however, that the draft is not official yet and has not been formed as part of the White House's policy-making process, according to Lindsey Walters, deputy White House press secretary.

Additionally, it has not been reviewed yet by any government agency. But once the draft is signed, specific government agencies are mandated within a month to provide recommendations for actions intended to uphold "competition among online platforms and address online platform bias." It doesn't specify the names of the companies, however.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @11:12PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @11:12PM (#739927)

    Most democrats don't seem that interested in doing anything either. They seem more interested in intentionally failing to implement policies that the American people overwhelmingly support and then blaming Republican obstructionism for the failure, even when the democrats have a supermajority. Hence, no single payer system or even a public option. Thanks, Obama!

    That's why we have movements like the Justice Democrats, which seek to replace the corporate democrats with actual progressives who will serve The People.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @11:14PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @11:14PM (#739928)

    I forgot to mention that Republicans are worse. If I don't say that, some partisan hack will come along and say, "But Republicans are worse! False equivalency!" Even though I didn't argue that they're the same. The tribalism gets old.