It seems that Big Tech’s issues with the antitrust authorities in the United States keep piling up. As per the new report coming from WSJ, federal and state antitrust authorities in the U.S. are preparing to file new lawsuits against two of the leading tech companies — Google and Facebook.
The report adds that both the companies are facing about four more cases which are expected to get filed by the end of January 2021. This comes just weeks after the Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google.
As for these new legal troubles for the companies, officials in the agency are probing both Google and Facebook alleging that they abused their position in the industry to dominate the Search, Advertising, and Social Media sectors.
If the suits are to be filed, then it will be the first time Facebook faces an antitrust lawsuit in the United States. However, both companies have denied doing so and added that they operate in a highly competitive market and are offering most of their services for free that benefit consumer.
EDITOR’S PICK: Apple and Google join 6G industry group despite both only recently launching 5G phones
The Big Four, which includes Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook, have been under fire for their business practices. Earlier this year, the companies faced a congressional panel and all four are still under scrutiny from the antitrust officials.
While Apple is facing investigation over its use of App Store for possible anticompetitive practices while Amazon is under investigation from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to determine if the company unfairly uses its dominance in the eCommerce space against competitors and small traders.
Reports indicate that FTC is likely to file its case against Facebook this month while a coalition of state attorney general could file its own case against the social media giant in the coming days. It remains to be seen if both these cases are filed jointly.
UP NEXT: A 60-foot “Gundam” robot gets unveiled in Japan to help invigorate tourism hit by COVID-19
