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The Department of Justice just launched a broad probe into whether big tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, and others illegally harm competition

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The Department of Justice just launched a broad probe into whether big tech companies like Amazon, Facebook, and others illegally harm competition
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The Department of Justice is preparing to open a broad probe into whether Amazon, Facebook, and other big tech companies are illegally harming their competitors, the department said in a press release on

The investigation is the latest antitrust probe looking into "Big Tech" and is separate from the potential investigations into Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Alphabet that are reportedly being brought up against them by the DOJ and FTC.

This story is developing.

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