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DOJ Starts Review Of Whether Major Tech Companies Are Too Powerful

The Justice Department says it is launching a wide-ranging antitrust review, without naming the companies. But there have been increasing calls to regulate companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon.

Updated at 6:43 p.m. ET

The Justice Department says it's launching a wide-ranging antitrust review of big tech companies. The DOJ didn't name specific firms in Tuesday but said its inquiry will consider concerns raised about

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