WASHINGTON - The US Department of Justice is investigating whether big technology companies are engaged in anti-competitive behaviour, addressing a rising tide of criticism they have become too powerful to the detriment of consumers.
Google has also faced criticism for allegedly abusing its dominance in advertising. Platforms that want to host advertising on their own sites often have to go through Google or Facebook to do so. Republican US lawmakers have also charged that Google and other tech companies are biased against conservative voices.
In 2012, Facebook bought social media app Instagram, one of its competitors. In 2014, it bought another of its competitors, messaging platform WhatsApp. Amazon reached an agreement with German antitrust authorities last week to change its agreement with third-party merchants following an investigation of complaints from the sellers that its terms were unfair.
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