White House readies executive order to investigate tech companies

Published September 22, 2018 3:13pm ET



The White House is reportedly working on an executive order that would start an investigation into tech companies on antitrust grounds.

Bloomberg reported Saturday that the organization obtained a draft order that would prompt an investigation by antitrust authorities to investigate online platforms as well as ask other agencies to recommend government actions that could “protect competition among online platforms and address online platform bias.”

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