MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul is joining a multistate coalition investigating Facebook over antitrust issues.
Attorneys general from Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Guam are involved in that coalition.
The probe was announced last month, Kaul announced Wisconsin’s involvement on Tuesday.
Critics fear that Facebook can crush competitors by either buying them or mimicking services, reducing options for consumers who are looking for comparable services that do less tracking for targeted advertising.
