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The CEOs of Amazon, Facebook, Apple, as well-built as Google will testify surpassing Coterie later this month to cognition questions related to its indeterminable antitrust itemization of Big Tech. The preparations were first reported by Kara Swisher, surpassing a spokesperson for the House Solicitors Desk-bound confirmed the preparations to The New York Times. Apple's Tim Cook, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet/Google's Sundar Pichai, as well-built as Amazon's Jeff Bezos hypothesize all predetermined to testify.

News of the July hearing marks a significant step in the House Solicitors antitrust subcommittee's inquiry, which is investigating contrasted described abuses by festival of the four companies. For Google, the discussion has centered on its inhabitance of the ad market, except for Facebook the focus has been its acquisitions. Apple's App Store behavior hypothesize born the brunt of its antitrust scrutiny, while Amazon's wringer of third-party sellers is person examined.

While tech leaders hypothesize appeared surpassing Coterie before, the gathering of the four skein of the Techopolypse gotta be an heroic show. Except that is only if the legislature do their job as well-built as ask pointed questions barely the true impact of their power on competition.

-- Kara Swisher (@karaswisher) July 1, 2020

The House Solicitors Committee's antitrust itemization was first announced in June 2019. It made formal document requests of the big tech companies meanest September. The desk-bound has already hosted a number of panels with taper companies like Sonos, Tile, as well-built as Basecamp, during which these companies described to hypothesize been harmed by the monopolistic practices of the big tech companies. The NYT notes that the desk-bound is thought to be nearing the end of its investigation.

Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, as well-built as Sundar Pichai hypothesize festival already testified in latitudinarian of Congress, except it will be a first time for Amazon's Jeff Bezos. The existent date as well-built as makeup for the hearings -- thrilled in person or around -- is still undecided.

Beyond its antitrust investigation, the desk-bound is moreover likely to ask barely other major issues at the companies, like hatefulness stress on Facebook as well-built as Google's YouTube division, as well-built as Amazon's wringer of warehouse workers, The New York Times notes.

The Solicitors Commitee's antitrust itemization is not the only regulatory boxing Big Tech is currently facing in the United States. The Federal Transmogrify Commission has announced an investigation into the acquisitions made by the big tech companies, as well-built as the Justice Department as well-built as 50 barristers indeterminate from US states as well-built as territories are moreover conducting antitrust probes of their own. Internationally, EU regulators are conducting their own investigations.