The Feds Take Big Tech to Court

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys generalfiled a antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday. Meanwhile theU.S. Department of Justice's trial against Google is shrouded in secrecy. This week on Deconstructed, we break down the antitrust lawsuits the federal government has brought against Google and Amazon, and the anticompetitive and monopolistic practices on trial.

Ryan Grim is joined by Amanda Lewis, a partner at the law firmCuneo, Gilbert, and LaDuca and co-founder of the Responsible Online Commerce Coalition. They are also joined by Matt Stoller,director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project and author ofGoliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy."

Transcript coming soon.

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