Attorneys general for 50 U.S. states and territories on Monday officially announced an antitrust investigation of Google, embarking on a wide-ranging review of a tech giant that Democrats and Republicans said may threaten competition, consumers and the continued growth of the web.
Appearing on the steps of the Supreme Court, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton charged that Google “dominates all aspects of advertising on the Internet and searching on the Internet,” though he cautioned that despite his criticism the states had launched an investigation for now and not a lawsuit.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/09/09/states-us-territories-announce-broad-antitrust-investigation-google/
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Google Antitrust Investigation Outlined by State Attorneys General
The state attorneys general from four dozen states officially declared on Monday that they were beginning investigations into the market power and corporate behavior of big tech companies.
The formal declaration, delivered from the steps of the United States Supreme Court by a bipartisan group of state officials, adds investigative muscle and political momentum to the intensifying scrutiny of the tech giants by federal watchdog agencies and Congress.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/technology/google-antitrust-investigation.html
Google faces antitrust investigation by 50 US states and territories [AP]
Fifty US states and territories, led by Texas, announced an investigation into Google’s “potential monopolistic behavior”.
The Monday announcement closely followed one from a separate group of states on Friday that disclosed an investigation into Facebook’s market dominance. The two investigations widen the antitrust scrutiny of big tech companies beyond sweeping federal and congressional investigations and enforcement action by European regulators.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/09/google-antitrust-investigation-monopoly
All 50 states’ attorneys general join in antitrust investigation of Google
Highly anticipated, it’s now official. State attorneys general have launched formal probes of Google and Facebook. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will lead an investigation of alleged anti-competitive behavior by Google and, separately, New York Attorney General Letitia James is spearheading another multistate probe into Facebook. The latter was announced last week.
https://marketingland.com/all-50-states-attorneys-general-join-in-antitrust-investigation-of-google-266960
U.S. states launch antitrust probe of Google, advertising in focus
Attorneys general from 48 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico formally opened an antitrust probe on Monday into Alphabet's Google , in a sign of growing government scrutiny of U.S. technology giants.
https://in.reuters.com/article/tech-antitrust-probe/u-s-states-launch-antitrust-probe-of-google-advertising-in-focus-idINKCN1VU0ZV