Don’t back down from Facebook fight, lawmakers tell FTC
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A bipartisan group of lawmakers have asked that the FTC continue its antitrust lawsuit against Facebook after setbacks in court. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT), together with House representatives David Cicilline (D-RI) and Ken Buck (R-CO), signed a letter addressed to FTC Chair Lina Khan detailing why the regulatory action is needed.
It is essential that the Commission take action to deter anticompetitive conduct by digital monopolists by ensuring that they are held liable for antitrust violations to the full extent of the law," the lawmakers wrote.
It is essential that the Commission take action"
This letter comes just four days after Judge James E. Boasberg dismissed the federal government's key antitrust...