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Civil Litigation,
Antitrust & Trade Reg.

Jan. 21, 2020

Facebook hit with new federal antitrust class action

A new class action filed by app developers accuses social media behemoth Facebook of anticompetitive practices

Facebook Inc., already facing intense scrutiny from lawmakers, tech companies and the public for its push to dominate the social data and advertising markets, was accused of federal antitrust violations in a class action filed in Oakland federal court.

A group of app developers are seeking to "halt the most brazen, willful anticompetitive scheme in a generation," committed by the social media behemoth that enjoys profits from the mo...

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