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Today In Payments: Barr Plans To File Google Antitrust This Month; Instacart Announces Deal With 7-Eleven
Today In Payments: Barr Plans To File Google Antitrust This Month; Instacart Announces Deal With...
September 04, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to file an antitrust case against Google this month, and Instacart announced a deal with...

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Report: AG Barr Insists DOJ File Antitrust Complaint Against Google This Month
Report: AG Barr Insists DOJ File Antitrust Complaint Against Google This Month
September 04, 2020  |  Google

U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to file an antitrust case against Google this month despite pleas from staff lawyers who said they need more...

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Group Calls For Action Against Coronavirus Price Gouging
Group Calls For Action Against Coronavirus Price Gouging
March 09, 2020  |  Retail

In a March 9 letter to Attorney General William Barr, the Consumer Brands Association implored the official to take action against sellers who are taking advantage...

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Barr Questions Whether Facebook, Others Should Be Immune To Lawsuits
Barr Questions Whether Facebook, Others Should Be Immune To Lawsuits
February 20, 2020  |  Facebook

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday he was unsure whether social media giants like Facebook and Google needed the immunity that protected them...

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DOJ To Wrap Up Probe Into Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple In 2020
DOJ To Wrap Up Probe Into Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple In 2020
December 11, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said that he wants the government probes into big tech companies completed by 2020, according to a report Tuesday (Dec....

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More States Join AG Facebook Investigation Led By NY 
More States Join AG Facebook Investigation Led By NY 
October 08, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The Facebook probe announced by attorneys general in September now has 40 states signed on to investigate allegations of the social media giant’s anti-competitive practices,...

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