Facebook Probe Into Alleged Antitrust Violations Widens With 47 State Attorneys General Now Investigating

A New York-led probe into Facebook’s alleged antitrust violations has widened with 47 state attorneys general now investigating the social media giant.

Attendees walk past a Facebook logo during Facebook's F8 developers conference in San Jose, Calif., on April 30, 2019. Stephen Lam/Reuters

A New York-led probe into Facebook’s alleged antitrust violations has widened with 47 state attorneys general now investigating the social media giant, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced in a statement this week.

James’s Oct. 22 announcement came after she confirmed early September she was leading a separate, bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in eight states as part of a review into antitrust issues with Facebook.