Big Tech Antitrust Scrutiny Extends to Facebook and Apple

WASHINGTON — Apple and Facebook are confronting a new wave of government scrutiny, as regulators have decided that the Justice Department will oversee antitrust complaints about Apple and the Federal Trade Commission will oversee complaints about the social network, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The oversight is part of a broader effort by the Justice Department and the F.T.C. to divide up antitrust enforcement duties for many of the industry’s biggest companies, including Google and Amazon. Google is the starting point for many people searching online.

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