State Attorneys General Announce Facebook Antitrust Investigation

Officials from eight states and the District of Columbia are investigating Facebook's dominance and potential anticompetitive behavior. New York State Attorney General Letitia James leads a bipartisan coalition to examine if Facebook has stifled competition and endangered users. This investigation follows reports of a similar antitrust probe into Google. The Facebook investigation will focus on whether the company has increased advertising costs, compromised user data, or reduced consumer choice quality.

Which entities are investigating Facebook's market dominance?

• Officials from 8 states and the District of Columbia

• Officials from 12 states and the District of Columbia

• Officials from 5 states and the District of Columbia

• Officials from 10 states and the District of Columbia

Who announced the investigation into Facebook's practices?

• California State Attorney General

• Texas State Attorney General

• Florida State Attorney General

• New York State Attorney General

What is the main focus of the investigation led by Letitia James?

• Whether Facebook has reduced advertising costs

• Whether Facebook has improved user experience

• Whether Facebook has stifled competition and put users at risk

• Whether Facebook has increased its market share

What other company is mentioned as potentially facing an antitrust investigation?

• Amazon

• Apple

• Google

• Microsoft

What are the specific concerns regarding Facebook's practices?

• Increasing advertising costs, improving user data safety, and reducing consumer choice quality

• Reducing market competition, increasing user data safety, and enhancing advertising quality

• Improving user data security, lowering advertising costs, and increasing consumer choice quality

• Raising the price of advertising, endangering user data, and lowering consumer choice quality