Google’s Enemies Sharpen Complaints as DOJ Opens Antitrust Probe
- As many as a dozen companies are ready to help build a case
- Facebook, Amazon scrutiny falls to FTC under deal with DOJ
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The looming U.S. antitrust investigation of Google is galvanizing as many as a dozen companies to gather their longstanding complaints about the Alphabet Inc. unit and consider bringing them to the Justice Department as the probe gets underway, according to people familiar with the matter.
Rivals and companies that depend on Google have long complained that the internet giant harms competition across markets. These companies, ranging from media to advertising technology firms, are now assembling evidence and ready to assist the Justice Department, one person with knowledge of the matter said, declining to name the companies.