Investigating Facebook with antitrust law New York, USA, etc. September 7, 5:42
The Attorney General in New York, the United States, said that Facebook, which operates the world's largest exchange site, does not prevent proper competition in the market by using an exclusive position, or in antitrust law equivalent to Japanese antitrust law Based on the announcement.
In the US, due to concerns that huge IT companies occupy a large market share, the Ministry of Justice also called "GAFA" in July, such as Google and Amazon based on the antitrust law that is the antitrust law of Japan. We are conducting research with companies in mind.
Under these circumstances, the New York Attorney General announced on the 6th that Facebook will begin an investigation based on antitrust laws to determine if it is using its exclusive position to prevent proper competition in the market.
Specifically, we ’ll investigate whether you ’re managing your data securely and whether you ’re raising your ad prices.
The survey will be conducted beyond the Republican and Democratic parties, with the addition of seven states, including Colorado and Florida, and the judicial authorities of the capital Washington.
The survey on Facebook will be conducted not only at the federal level but also at the state level, and it is likely that huge IT companies will be forced to respond.