Some of the country’s most powerful state attorneys general are signaling they’re willing to take action against Facebook, Google and other tech giants, warning the companies have grown too big and powerful -- and that Washington has been too slow to respond.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry is president of the National Association of Attorneys General. By Tony Romm Tony Romm Staff writer covering technology policy Email Bio Follow March 15 at 9:00 AM Some of the country’s most influential state attorneys general are signaling they’re willing to take action against Facebook, Google and other tech giants, warning that the companies have grown too big and powerful -- and that Washington has been too slow to respond.
Federal regulators have the primary responsibility for keeping watch over Silicon Valley -- they can break up monopolies, for example, and penalize companies for privacy abuses. But some state officials feel that Washington bears some of the blame for the tech industry’s string of scandals in the first place.
Asked about the criticisms, Will Castleberry, Facebook’s vice president of state and local public policy, said the social giant has had “productive conversations” with state AGs. “Many officials have approached us in a constructive manner, focused on solutions that ensure all companies are protecting people’s information, and we look forward to working with them,” he added in a statement.
Federal watchdogs have been probing the matter for nearly a year, and they could soon bring a historic fine. But D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine opted not to wait for his federal counterparts, and he filed his case in December, which Facebook has sought to dismiss on grounds that D.C. lacks jurisdiction. Both sides are set to air their next round of arguments in front of a D.C. Superior Court judge on March 22.
Asked Thursday if the states needed to open an antitrust probe of Google, Brnovich replied: “Maybe," adding:"I think there are a lot of us in the AG world that are collecting information, trying to get documents, and trying to get to the bottom of whether that’s a reasonable step or a reasonable option.” He said he could not comment on any open investigations.
“You cannot allow this power to accumulate in the hands of this few people,” Hood said. “At some point, there’s going to have to be a reckoning for it.”
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