Google's investigation will focus on whether the company is abusing its position in the digital advertising market. As many as 50 state prosecutors will participate in the investigation led by Texas state prosecutor Ken Paxton. It reports the Hill.

The investigation was presented on the stairs to the United States Supreme Court on Monday afternoon.

More investigations in progress

Last week, the Wall Sreet Journal reported that an investigation into Facebook is also underway. That review will be led by New York Prosecutor Letitia James and will revolve around how the company uses collected data from social network users.

The two investigations are separate processes in addition to the federal authorities 'already ongoing reviews of the network giants' activities.

Previous damages from the tech giant

Facebook recently agreed to pay $ 5 billion, about $ 48 billion, in a deal with the federal agency FTC, which had accused the social network of using deceptive information and account settings to trick users into sharing private information .

Google, which is owned by listed Alphabet, is also being investigated by the US Department of Justice for suspected competitive offenses.