Forty-seven attorneys general — including Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul — have joined a New York-led antitrust investigation into Facebook, the states announced Tuesday.
The investigation reflects concerns that Facebook may have put consumer data at risk, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, and increased the price of advertising, said New York Attorney General Letitia James in a statement.
Kaul released the following statement this morning:
“When competition is blocked, innovation can be stifled and consumers are harmed. Facebook, like every other company, must comply with our antitrust laws, and this investigation is looking into whether it has. No one is above the law,” Kaul said in the statement.
Joining Kaul in announcing they have joined the investigation of Facebook today, are the 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, in addition to a number of other states that cannot confirm their participation in pending investigations.
