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.
