Amazon, Facebook and Google in the face of another investigation of the US House of Representatives
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Amazon, Facebook and Google in the face of another investigation of the US House of Representatives
The head of the House Small Business Committee, Nidia Velazquez, plans to invite Amazon, Facebook and Google to face questions from her committee about how big companies can destroy the competitive landscape of small businesses.
"President Velázquez believes that small businesses deserve competition on the pitch and hopes the session will be an opportunity for the committee to study how small businesses operate because of the dominance of big technology companies in areas ranging from e-commerce to traffic," Evelyn Quartz, a New York Democrat spokeswoman, said in an email. Traffic on the Internet ".
The planned hearing is another layer of scrutiny at the head of a growing body of hearings, lobbying and official investigations faced by large corporations.
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have already launched possible overlapping investigations into whether major technology companies have violated the antitrust law. The House Antitrust Subcommittee, led by Rhode Island Democrat David Cecilin, held hearings and made extensive requests for documents to technology companies on possible anti-competitive practices.
The head of the House Small Business Committee, Nidia Velazquez, plans to invite Amazon, Facebook and Google to face questions from her committee about how big companies can destroy the competitive landscape of small businesses.
"President Velázquez believes that small businesses deserve competition on the pitch and hopes the session will be an opportunity for the committee to study how small businesses operate because of the dominance of big technology companies in areas ranging from e-commerce to traffic," Evelyn Quartz, a New York Democrat spokeswoman, said in an email. Traffic on the Internet ".
The planned hearing is another layer of scrutiny at the head of a growing body of hearings, lobbying and official investigations faced by large corporations.
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice have already launched possible overlapping investigations into whether major technology companies have violated the antitrust law. The House Antitrust Subcommittee, led by Rhode Island Democrat David Cecilin, held hearings and made extensive requests for documents to technology companies on possible anti-competitive practices.
