U.S. Justice Dept. adds antitrust staff amid Big Tech probes

Reuters

WASHINGTON – With probes of Alphabet Inc’s ( GOOGL.O

The department is scheduled to post an advertisement for positions [.] for additional attorneys, paralegals with an interest in tech and others to work in San Francisco to focus on the tech industry, one of the sources said.

A job posting for five people for two-year Washington positions that dates from November specifies that the attorneys hired will work on a broad investigation of major digital technology firms into whether they engage in anticompetitive practices. The posting includes a link to the agency’s press release announcing the probes.

Big tech companies like Facebook Inc (FB.O), Google, Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Apple Inc (AAPL.O) face a slew of antitrust probes by the federal government, state attorneys general and Congress.

The number of people hired will depend on the caliber of the applicants, one of the sources said. “We have capacity to take on a good number of folks,” the source said.

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