A bipartisan group of US lawmakers expert in antitrust urged the Federal Trade Commission Friday to press on with its lawsuit against Facebook Inc, according to a statement from Senator Amy Klobuchar.
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers expert in antitrust urged the Friday to press on with its lawsuit against Facebook Inc, according to a statement from Senator Amy Klobuchar. In a letter to new FTC Chair Lina, Klobuchar, Senator Mike Lee and Representatives David Cicilline and Ken Buck urged the FTC to « pursue enforcement action against Facebook and to consider all available options under the law for ensuring that the commission’s claims receive a full and fair hearing. » Klobuchar and Cicilline, both Democrats, and Lee and Buck, both Republicans, hold the top positions on congressional antitrust panels. The FTC is expected to file a new complaint against Facebook after US District Judge James Boasberg of District of Columbia dismissed one filed in December, experts said.
