Trump, Barr set sights on Big Tech over antitrust concerns:
http://dailytorch.com/2019/07/trump-barr-set-sights-on-big-tech-over-antitrust-concerns/
The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department is setting its sights on big tech firms like Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon in announcing a review of potentially anticompetitive activities that could be limiting consumer choices. The push comes on the heels of the White House Social Media Summit where President Donald Trump citied censorship on social media as a major concern of his administration. To follow up the summit, Trump promised that there would be a meeting with “representatives of the major social media platforms” to have “a real conversation”about the issue. Now, given the Antitrust Division’s statement that “If violations of law are identified, the Department will proceed appropriately to seek redress,” those meetings may have become a whole lot more interesting. Perhaps a deal can be struck that avoids a confrontation. What do you think?
