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Sen. Lee Supports Belated FTC Action Against Facebook

Statement

By: Mike Lee
By: Mike Lee
Date: Dec. 9, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Science, Technology and Communication

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Wednesday after the Federal Trade Commission announced it is suing Facebook for illegally maintaining a social networking monopoly.

"I am glad to see that our antitrust enforcers are finally taking the threats posed by Big Tech seriously," Sen. Lee said. "If Facebook faced greater competition, it might be more reticent to engage in the draconian censorship it has become fond of. At the same time, the FTC previously cleared both the Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions, and I hesitate to congratulate it now for trying to clean up its own mess. This is one more reason that antitrust enforcement should be consolidated at the Department of Justice, as I've proposed in the One Agency Act. I'll be following this case closely, and look forward to continuing to exercise oversight in this area."


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