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| The US government is investigating major technology companies in previous acquisitions |
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that it has made special requests with five major technology companies, such as Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, to provide information on acquisitions that are too small to be presented to antitrust authorities, the agency's report.
The agency said in a statement that the orders were part of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) study to determine if companies were buying from emerging or potential competitors.
"This decision will allow the Commission to closely scrutinize acquisitions in this important sector and assess whether federal agencies have concluded agreements that may affect competition," said Joe Simons, head of the Federal Trade Commission in London. Enough of attention. "