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Regulators need to approve its planned acquisition of Looker.
The new rules allow carriers to enroll consumers in call-blocking tools by default, but the FCC did not mandate that telecom giants offer these services for free, sparking sharp criticism from one Democratic commissioner.
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The industry’s upstarts are deeply intertwined with the behemoths.
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But other industry insiders are skeptical it will result in meaningful change.
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Mounting privacy and competition concerns show it’s no longer immune to “techlash.”
The probe announced Monday by the House Judiciary Committee's competition-minded panel, led by Rep. David Cicilline (R.I.), is expected to be far-reaching, covering the extent to which a company like Google favors its products over rivals or Facebook clones or acquires competitors in an attempt to ensure its continued dominance in social networking.
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Their worries now go beyond just tough political rhetoric.
The move by the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission could result in heightened federal scrutiny of the two tech giants' business practices, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Facebook suffered an early defeat in a D.C. court on Friday, after a judge ruled against the social-networking giant's attempts to quash a case brought by the D.C. attorney general challenging the company's privacy practices.
The Justice Department has taken early steps toward opening a federal antitrust investigation into Google, according to three people familiar with the matter.
