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U.S. government takes aim at tech giants with antitrust probes

Name: U.S. government takes aim at tech giants with antitrust probes
Uploaded: 2019-06-04T07:06:00-0400
Duration: 1 min 43 s
Description: The U.S. government is planning an unprecedented and sweeping review of the world's largest tech companies. A source within the tech industry tells CBS News that Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are the targets of potential antitrust probes. Federal regulators, along with Congress, are trying to determine whether the companies are harming competition and consumers. Nancy Cordes reports.

The U.S. government is planning an unprecedented and sweeping review of the world's largest tech companies. A source within the tech industry tells CBS News that Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are the targets of potential antitrust probes. Federal regulators, along with Congress, are trying to determine whether the companies are harming competition and consumers. Nancy Cordes reports.