Klobuchar, Lee, Cicilline Buck Urge FTC to Pursue Facebook Case
The FTC should continue pursuing its antitrust case against Facebook, party leaders of the Senate and House Antitrust Subcommittees wrote the agency Friday. Senate Antitrust Chair Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., wrote the letter with ranking member Mike Lee, R-Utah; House Antitrust…
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Chairman David Cicilline, D-R.I.; and House Antitrust ranking member Ken Buck, R-Colo. They cited U.S. District Judge James Boasberg's comments in his recent dismissal of the FTC’s complaint against the company (see 2106280057). “As the Judge himself noted, the federal antitrust agencies rarely bring antitrust cases against Big Tech -- an approach that has resulted in the overwhelming consolidation of power in the hands of a few digital platforms, including Facebook,” they wrote. The agency declined comment.