Google and Facebook worked together to help fend off an antitrust investigation into the two tech giants which dominate digital advertising, according to a media report citing a draft of a state lawsuit.
The Wall Street Journal, which cited a draft version of the complaint filed by 10 U.S. states without redactions in the public version, said Tuesday the two firms agreed to “cooperate and assist each other” in responding to an antitrust probe.
The case filed last week was among three separate actions filed by state and federal antitrust enforcers against Google. A separate case has been filed against Facebook over its acquisition of two rival messaging applications.
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